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Meaning
Adj
●
Having the form of a
wedge
;
wedge-shaped
, especially with a
tapered
end.
●
Written in the
cuneiform
writing
system.
Noun
●
An
ancient
Mesopotamian
writing system
,
adapted
within several
language families
,
originating
as
pictograms
in Sumer around
th
e 30th
century
BC,
evolving
into more
abstract
and
characteristic
wedge
shapes
formed
by a
blunt
reed
stylus
on
clayen
tablets.
●
In Anatomy:
A
wedge-shaped
bone
, especially a
cuneiform
bone
.
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Synonyms
Cuneal
Precuneiform
Wedgelike
Wedge-Shaped
Wedgy
Cuniform
Wedge-Writing
Cuneiform Bone
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Hieroglyphs
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Translation
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