faux Cyrillic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The usage of Cyrillic letters in place of visually similar (though not necessarily phonetically similar) Roman letters in languages which use the Roman alphabet, to create a more 'Russian' feel for a text.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to faux Cyrillic.

Word forms

faux Cyrillic

Etymology

From faux + Cyrillic.

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