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- [kyoo-nee-uh-fawrm, kyoo-nee-uh-]
- /kyuˈni əˌfɔrm, ˈkyu ni ə-/
- /ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kyoo-nee-uh-fawrm, kyoo-nee-uh-]
- /kyuˈni əˌfɔrm, ˈkyu ni ə-/
Definitions of cuneiform word
- adjective cuneiform wedge-shaped 3
- adjective cuneiform 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
- adjective cuneiform of or relating to a tablet in which this script is employed 3
- adjective cuneiform of or relating to any of the three tarsal bones 3
- noun cuneiform cuneiform characters or writing 3
- noun cuneiform any one of the three tarsal bones 3
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Origin of cuneiform
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; < Latin cune(us) a wedge + -i- + -form
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Parts of speech for Cuneiform
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cuneiform popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cuneiform
noun cuneiform
- print — to produce (a text, picture, etc.) by applying inked types, plates, blocks, or the like, to paper or other material either by direct pressure or indirectly by offsetting an image onto an intermediate roller.
- handwriting — writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script.
- script — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- chirography — handwriting; penmanship
- hand — Learned [lur-nid] /ˈlɜr nɪd/ (Show IPA), 1872–1961, U.S. jurist.
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