CUNEIFORM


Meaning of CUNEIFORM in English

[ 'kju:nɪfɔ:m , kju:'neɪɪfɔ:m ]

■ adjective

1》 denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit.

2》 chiefly Biology wedge-shaped.

3》 Anatomy denoting three bones of the tarsus between the navicular bone and the metatarsals.

■ noun ~ writing.

Origin

C17: from Fr. cunéiforme or mod. L. ~is , from L. cuneus 'wedge'.

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