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cuneiform definition

cu·nei·form (kyo̵̅o̅ nē′ə fôrm′, kyo̵̅o̅′nē ə-)

adjective

  1. wedge-shaped
  2. designating the characters in ancient Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian inscriptions, or the inscriptions themselves

Etymology: < L cuneus (see cuneal) + -form

noun

cuneiform characters or inscriptions

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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