cuneiform

Noun · Adjective
US[kyoo-nee-uh-fawrm]/ˈkjuniəˌfɔrm/4 syllables
Synonyms: wedge-shapedcuneal

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and PersiaType of scriptKinds Babylonian

Adjective (2)

  1. shaped like a wedgeSynonyms: wedge-shapedcunealRelating to wedge shape
  2. of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones)Relating to tarsal
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Cu·ne′i·form (k?-n?′?-f?rm), Cu′ni·form (k?′n?-f?rm) adjective

Origin: L. cuneus a wedge + -form: cf. F. cunei-forme. See Coin.

1. Wedge-shaped; as, a cuneiform bone; — especially applied to the wedge-shaped or arrowheaded characters of ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. See Arrowheaded.

2. Pertaining to, or versed in, the ancient wedge-shaped characters, or the inscriptions in them. “A cuneiform scholar.” Rawlinson.

Cu·ne′i·form, Cu′ni·form noun

1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).

2. Anatomy (a) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first, second third metatarsals. They are usually designated as external, middle, and internal, or ectocuniform, mesocuniform, and entocuniform, respectively. (b) One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the ulna; — called also pyramidal and ulnare.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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