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cuneiform
n.
ancient writing system composed of wedge shaped characters
Cuneiform (disambiguation)
Cuneiform (from the Latin word for "wedge-shaped") can refer to:
Cuneiform script
Cuneiform script is one of the earliest
systems of writing, distinguished by its
wedge-shaped marks on
clay tablets, made by means of a blunt
reed for a
stylus. The name
cuneiform itself simply means "wedge shaped", from the Latin
cuneus "wedge" and
forma "shape," and came into English usage probably from
Old French cunéiforme.
cuneiform
Noun
1. an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
(hypernym) script
(hyponym) Babylonian
Adjective
1. shaped like a wedge
(synonym) wedge-shaped, cuneal
2. of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones)
(pertainym) tarsal, tarsal bone
(classification) anatomy, general anatomy
Cuneiform
(n.)
Alt. of Cuniform
(a.)
Alt. of Cuniform
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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