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sphenography

[ sfee-nog-ruh-fee ]

noun

  1. the art of writing in cuneiform characters.
  2. the study of cuneiform writing.


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Other Words From

  • sphe·nogra·pher sphe·nogra·phist noun
  • sphe·no·graph·ic [sfee-n, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sphenography1

First recorded in 1880–85; spheno- + -graphy

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