Euclidean alphabet

== English == === Etymology === Named after Euclid, the archon of Athens responsible for its adoption. === Noun === Euclidean alphabet The classical Greek alphabet, a modified form of the Ionic alphabet adopted by Athens in 403 BC following its defeat in the Peloponnesian War. ==== Usage notes ==== Used when distinguishing this form of the Greek alphabet from its other epichoric forms, particularly Athens's earlier Attic alphabet. ==== Synonyms ==== (imprecise) Greek alphabet, Ionic alphabet