Definitions for "Linear B"
A script of Minoan Crete and Mycenae, deciphered in 1953.
a syllabic script used in Greece in the 13th century B.C.
(10) -- a script used by the Mycenaeans consisting of simple linear signs apparently derived from older hieroglyphic or pictographic script; deciphered in 1952 as an early form of Greek, expressed in syllables, by Ventris (Warren, 144)