sphenography

[sfee-nog-ruh-fee]

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noun

the art of writing in cuneiform characters.

the study of cuneiform writing.

Origin:
1880–85; spheno- + -graphy

Related forms

sphe·nog·ra·pher, sphe·nog·ra·phist, noun

sphe·no·graph·ic

[sfee-nuh-graf-ik] , adjective

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Sphenography is always a great word to know.

So is callithumpian. Does it mean:

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

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