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cuneiform

Syllabification: (cu·ne·i·form)
Pronunciation: /kyo͞oˈnēəˌfôrm, ˈkyo͞on(ē)ə-/
Definition of cuneiform

adjective

  • denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets:a cuneiform inscription
  • Anatomy denoting three bones of the tarsus (ankle) between the navicular bone and the metatarsals.
  • chiefly Biology wedge-shaped:the eggs are cuneiform

noun

  • cuneiform writing.

Origin:

late 17th century: from French cunéiforme or modern Latin cuneiformis, from Latin cuneus 'wedge'

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