[ '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'.