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cuneiform
cuneiform definition
cu·nei·form (kyo̵̅o̅ nē′ə fôrm′, kyo̵̅o̅′nē ə-)
adjective
- wedge-shaped
- designating the characters in ancient Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian inscriptions, or the inscriptions themselves
noun
cuneiform characters or inscriptions
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