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Asomtavruli

A·som·ta·vru·li

Today it means: One of three forms of the Georgian alphabet. Asomtavruli, a monumental script, is the oldest form of the Georgian alphabet, but it is no longer used for writing the language. Due to its design, it is still sometimes used for headlines and titles. Full definition →

Georgian ასომთავრული

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Georgian · borrowed fromასომთავრული“capital letters”
English todayAsomtavruli

Borrowed from Georgian ასომთავრული (asomtavruli, “capital letters”), from ასო (aso, “letter, type”) + მთავარი (mtavari, “main, chief, principal, head”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.