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Definition of cuneiform noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cuneiform

noun

/ˈkjuːnɪfɔːm/

/ˈkjuːnɪfɔːrm/

[uncountable]

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an ancient system of writing used in Persia and Assyria
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French cunéiforme or modern Latin cuneiformis, from Latin cuneus ‘wedge’.

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