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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cu•ne•i•form /kyuˈniəˌfɔrm, ˈkyuniə-/USA pronunciation adj. - Linguisticshaving slim wedge-shaped elements, such as the characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians and others.
n. [uncountable] - Linguisticscuneiform characters or writing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cu•ne•i•form (kyo̅o̅ nē′ə fôrm′, kyo̅o̅′nē ə-),USA pronunciation adj. - having the form of a wedge;
wedge-shaped. - Linguisticscomposed of slim triangular or wedge-shaped elements, as the characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and others.
- Linguisticswritten in cuneiform characters:cuneiform inscription.
- Anatomynoting or pertaining to any of various wedge-shaped bones, as of the tarsus.
n. - Linguisticscuneiform characters or writing.
- a cuneiform bone.
Also, cuniform. - Latin cune(us) a wedge + -i- + -form
- 1670–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cuneiform /ˈkjuːnɪˌfɔːm/ adj - Also: cuneal wedge-shaped
- of, relating to, or denoting the wedge-shaped characters employed in the writing of several ancient languages of Mesopotamia and Persia, esp Sumerian, Babylonian, etc
- of or relating to a tablet in which this script is employed
n - cuneiform characters or writing
Etymology: 17th Century: probably from Old French cunéiforme, from Latin cuneus wedge |