Meanings
proper noun
- archaeologyA syllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek in the second millennium BC, before the invention of the Greek alphabet.
Origin
Named by British archaeologist Arthur Evans, to distinguish it from the other linear script, Linear A.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 線形文字B /线形文字B
- 線形文字B /线形文字B (Xiànxíng Wénzì Bì)syllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek
Dutch Lineair B
- Lineair Bsyllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek
Finnish lineaari-B-kirjoitus
- lineaari-B-kirjoitussyllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek
French linéaire B
- linéaire Bsyllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek
German Linearschrift B
- Linearschrift Bsyllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek
Greek Γραμμική Β’
- Γραμμική Β’ (Grammikí V’)syllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek
Polish pismo linearne B
- pismo linearne Bsyllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek
Spanish Lineal B
- Lineal Bsyllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek
Welsh llinysgrif B
- llinysgrif Bsyllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek
Cite this entry
APA
Linear B. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linear%20B
MLA
“Linear B.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linear%20B. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Linear B,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linear%20B.
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