Linear A

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Linear A

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Named by British archaeologist Arthur Evans, to distinguish it from the other linear script, Linear B.

proper noun

A syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language, and an apparent predecessor to other scripts, such as Linear B.

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name syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language

Español	Lineal A
中文	線形文字A /线形文字A Xiànxíng Wénzì Ēi
Français	linéaire A
Deutsch	Linearschrift A
Ελληνικά	Γραμμική Α’ Grammikí A’
Русский	линейное письмо А linejnoje pisʹmo A

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"Linear A." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/linear%20a. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"Linear A." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/linear%20a.

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@misc{linear_a_2026,
  title = {Linear A},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/linear%20a},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}