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cu·ne·i·form 
[kyoo-nee-uh-fawrm, kyoo-nee-uh-] Pronunciation Key
[kyoo-nee-uh-fawrm, kyoo-nee-uh-] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped. |
| 2. | composed of slim triangular or wedge-shaped elements, as the characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and others. |
| 3. | written in cuneiform characters: cuneiform inscription. |
| 4. | Anatomy. noting or pertaining to any of various wedge-shaped bones, as of the tarsus. |
| 5. | cuneiform characters or writing. |
| 6. | a cuneiform bone. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| cu·ne·i·form
(kyōō'nē-ə-fôrm', kyōō-nē'-) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n.
[Latin cuneus, wedge + -form.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
cuneiform
cuneiform
1677, "wedge shaped," from Fr. cunéiforme, from L. cuneus "a wedge," of unknown origin + form. Applied 1818 to characters in ancient Middle Eastern inscriptions made with wedge-shaped writing tools.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| cuneiform | |
adjective | |
| 1. | shaped like a wedge [syn: wedge-shaped] |
| 2. | of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones) |
noun | |
| 1. | an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
A wedge-shaped bone, especially one of three such bones of the foot.
cuneiform (ky&oomacr;'nē-ə-fôrm', ky&oomacr;-nē'-)
adj.
- Wedge-shaped.
- Of, relating to, or being a wedge-shaped bone or cartilage.
A wedge-shaped bone, especially one of three such bones of the foot.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Cuneiform
Cu*ne"i*form\ (k?-n?"?-f?rm), Cuniform \Cu"ni*form\ (k?"n?-f?rm), a. [L. cuneus a wedge + -form: cf. F. cunei-forme. See Coin.]1. Wedge-shaped; as, a cuneiform bone; -- especially applied to the wedge-shaped or arrowheaded characters of ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. See Arrowheaded. 2. Pertaining to, or versed in, the ancient wedge-shaped characters, or the inscriptions in them. "A cuneiform scholar." --Rawlinson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Cuneiform
Cu*ne"i*form\, Cuniform \Cu"ni*form\, n. 1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet). 2. (Anat.) (a) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first, second third metatarsals. They are usually designated as external, middle, and internal, or ectocuniform, mesocuniform, and entocuniform, respectively. (b) One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the ulna; -- called also pyramidal and ulnare.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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