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Noun: civil script
  1. A simplified form of the Cyrillic alphabet, introduced by Tsar Peter the Great for printing secular works.
    "The introduction of the civil script, designed under Peter the Great for scientific and academic pursuits, altered the system in a decisive way."

Type of: Cyrillic, Cyrillic alphabet

Encyclopedia: Civil script