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

cuneiform

noun
 
/ˈkjuːnɪfɔːm/
 
/ˈkjuːnɪfɔːrm/
[uncountable]
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  1. 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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