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Rarecuneiform
The correct spelling is cuneiform.
How to pronounce cuneiform
/kjʊˈneɪ.ɪ.fɔːm/
nounIPA: /kjʊˈneɪ.ɪ.fɔːm/
Say it like: Cun-ayf-orm
The correct spelling is cuneiform. An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and…
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clay tablets.
- 2.A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
adjective
- 1.Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
- 2.Written in the cuneiform writing system.
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