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   Cu·ne·i·form

   /kyo͞oˈnēəˌfôrm/

   

   adjective

   • 1. denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets: "a cuneiform inscription"
   • ▪ denoting three bones of the tarsus (ankle) between the navicular bone and the metatarsals.
   • ▪ wedge-shaped: "the eggs are cuneiform"

   noun

   • 1. cuneiform writing: "a Mesopotamian script pre-dating cuneiform"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French cunéiforme or modern Latin cuneiformis, from Latin cuneus ‘wedge’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cuneiformCuneiform Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CUNEIFORM is having the shape of a wedge. How to use cuneiform in a sentence.

3. smarthistory.org › cuneiformSmarthistory – Cuneiform, an introduction

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   Dec 6, 2023 · Cuneiform is one of the oldest forms of writing known. It means “wedge-shaped,” because people wrote it using a reed stylus cut to make a wedge-shaped mark on a clay tablet. Letters enclosed in clay envelopes, as well as works of literature, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh have been found.

4. www.khanacademy.org › the-ancient-near-east-an-introduction › aCuneiform (article) | Ancient Near East | Khan Academy

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   Cuneiform is one of the oldest forms of writing known. It means "wedge-shaped," because people wrote it using a reed stylus cut to make a wedge-shaped mark on a clay tablet. Letters enclosed in clay envelopes, as well as works of literature, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh have been found.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCUNEIFORM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   us/ˈkjuː.nə.fɔːrm/uk/ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/. a form of writing used for over 3,000 years until the 1st century B.C. in the ancient countries of Western Asia: Many of the early archaeologists were obsessed by the struggle to decipher cuneiform. Scholars were only just figuring out how to read cuneiform.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCUNEIFORM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   uk / ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm / us / ˈkjuː.nə.fɔːrm /. a form of writing used for over 3,000 years until the 1st century BC in the ancient countries of Western Asia: Many of the early archaeologists were obsessed by the struggle to decipher cuneiform. Scholars were only just figuring out how to read cuneiform. More examples.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › cuneiformCUNEIFORM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   adjective. having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped. composed of slim triangular or wedge-shaped elements, as the characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and others. written in cuneiform characters: cuneiform inscription.

8. oxfordre.com › classics › displayCuneiform | Oxford Classical Dictionary

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   Mesopotamia. Sumerian. Akkadian. cuneiform. Subjects. Linguistics. Near East. Updated in this version. Text and bibliography updated to reflect current scholarship. Keywords and illustrations added. Cuneiform denotes any of at least three writing systems of ancient Mesopotamia and the surrounding areas.