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.

Etymology: F cun{eacute}iforme or mod.L cuneiformis f. L cuneus wedge

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.