Cuneiform
['kjuːnɪfɔːm;kjuː'neɪɪfɔːm] or ['kjʊnɪə,fɔrm]
Definition
(noun.) an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia.
(adj.) of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones) .
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Definition
(a.) Alt. of Cuniform
(n.) Alt. of Cuniform
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Cuneate, wedge-shaped.
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Examples
- The newcomers learnt the Sumerian writing (the cuneiform writing) and the Sumerian language; they set up no Semitic writing of their own. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Possibly a few letters were borrowed from the later cuneiform. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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