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cuneiform

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) cuneiform (adjective)
  2. 2) cuneiform (noun)

1cu·ne·i·form

adj
\kyü-ˈnē-ə-ˌfȯrm, ˈkyü-n(ē-)ə-\

Definition of CUNEIFORM

1
: having the shape of a wedge
2
: composed of or written in wedge-shaped characters <cuneiform syllabary>
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Origin of CUNEIFORM

probably from French cunéiforme, from Middle French, from Latin cuneus + Middle French -iforme -iform
First Known Use: 1677

Other Alphabet Terms

linear, minuscule, pictograph, rune, symbology, wedge

Rhymes with CUNEIFORM

dress uniform, electroform, magnetic storm, quadratic form

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