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Adjective: cuneiform  kyoo'nee-u,form or 'kyoo-nee-u,form or 'kyoo-ni,form
  1. Shaped like a wedge
    "The archaeologist discovered a cuneiform stone tool";
    - wedge-shaped, cuneal
     
  2. (anatomy) of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones)
    "The cuneiform bones in the foot help form the arch"
     
  3. Wedge-shaped, especially referring to ancient writing systems
    "cuneiform inscriptions on Sumerian clay tablets"
Noun: cuneiform  kyoo'nee-u,form or 'kyoo-nee-u,form or 'kyoo-ni,form
  1. An ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
    "The archaeologists discovered clay tablets covered in cuneiform writing"

Derived forms: cuneiforms

Type of: script

Encyclopedia: Cuneiform