CUNEIFORM


Meaning of CUNEIFORM in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 wedge-shaped. 2 of, relating to, or using the wedge-shaped writing impressed usu. in clay in ancient Babylonian etc. inscriptions.

n. cuneiform writing.

[ F cunéiforme or mod.L cuneiformis f. L cuneus wedge ]

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