more cuneiform
əˌfɔrm, ˈkyu 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.
00:10
More cuneiform
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To more cuneiform
Collins
World English Dictionary
cuneiform (ˈkjuːnɪˌfɔːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | Also: cuneal wedge-shaped |
| 2. | 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 |
| 3. | of or relating to a tablet in which this script is employed |
| 4. | of or relating to any of the three tarsal bones |
| —n | |
| 5. | cuneiform characters or writing |
| 6. | any one of the three tarsal bones |
| [C17: probably from Old French cunéiforme, from Latin cuneus wedge] | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
