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adjective
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.
noun
5.
cuneiform characters or writing.
6.
a cuneiform bone.
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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.
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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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