Meanings
Origin
Named by British archaeologist Arthur Evans, to distinguish it from the other linear script, Linear B.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 線形文字A /线形文字A
- 線形文字A /线形文字A (Xiànxíng Wénzì Ēi)syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language
Dutch Lineair A
- Lineair Asyllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language
Finnish lineaari-A-kirjoitus
- lineaari-A-kirjoitussyllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language
French linéaire A
- linéaire Asyllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language
German Linearschrift A
- Linearschrift Asyllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language
Greek Γραμμική Α’
- Γραμμική Α’ (Grammikí A’)syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language
Polish pismo linearne A
- pismo linearne Asyllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language
Russian линейное письмо А
- линейное письмо А (linejnoje pisʹmo A)syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language
Spanish Lineal A
- Lineal Asyllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language
Welsh llinysgrif A
- llinysgrif Asyllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language
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APA
Linear A. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linear%20A
MLA
“Linear A.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linear%20A. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Linear A,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linear%20A.
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