cuneiform
noun/ˈkjuːnɪfɔːm/
/ˈkjuːnɪfɔːrm/
[uncountable]- an ancient system of writing used in Persia and AssyriaWord Originlate 17th cent.: from French cunéiforme or modern Latin cuneiformis, from Latin cuneus ‘wedge’.
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