Eteocretan

Eteocretan
/et'ee oh kreet"n, ee'tee-/, adj.
noting or pertaining to certain inscriptions found on Crete, written in an early form of the Greek alphabet.
[1890-95; < Gk Eteókret(es) true Cretans (ete(ós) true, genuine + -o- -O- + Kret-, s. of Kres Cretan + -es, pl. of -es adj. suffix) + -AN, after CRETAN]

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