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ALL meanings of cuneiform

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  • 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
  • adjective cuneiform designating the characters in ancient Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian inscriptions, or the inscriptions themselves 3
  • noun cuneiform cuneiform characters or inscriptions 3
  • noun cuneiform Denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets. 1
  • adjective cuneiform having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped. 1
  • adjective cuneiform composed of slim triangular or wedge-shaped elements, as the characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and others. 1
  • adjective cuneiform written in cuneiform characters: cuneiform inscription. 1
  • adjective cuneiform Anatomy. noting or pertaining to any of various wedge-shaped bones, as of the tarsus. 1
  • noun cuneiform cuneiform characters or writing. 1
  • noun cuneiform a cuneiform bone. 1
  • noun 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 characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clay tablets. 0
  • noun cuneiform (anatomy) A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone. 0
  • adjective cuneiform Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end. 0
  • adjective cuneiform Written in the cuneiform writing system. 0
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