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cu·ne·i·form
kyü-ˈnē-ə-ˌfȯrm 
ˈkyü-n(ē-)ə-
ˈkyü-n(ē-)ə-
1
: having the shape of a wedge
2
: composed of or written in wedge-shaped characters
cuneiform syllabary
1
: a cuneiform part
specifically
: a cuneiform bone or cartilage
2
: cuneiform writing
Examples of cuneiform in a Sentence
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Aisha Ahmad, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2017
To this day, my notes look like something between cuneiform and the lines from furniture on wooden floors after decades of wear and tear.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
The bull’s return to Iraq follows a high-profile restitution to the country in June, when Italy handed a tablet engraved with cuneiform text and the insignia of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III, Ashurnasirpal II’s successor, to Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid during a state visit to Italy.
—James Imam, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
The next-earliest description of a candidate aurora is found on Assyrian cuneiform tablets dated between 679-655 BCE, three centuries later.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2023
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Noun
Indeed, Abu Athar was known to possess cuneiform tablets last seen in museums in Iraq.
—Aisha Ahmad, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2017
To this day, my notes look like something between cuneiform and the lines from furniture on wooden floors after decades of wear and tear.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
The bull’s return to Iraq follows a high-profile restitution to the country in June, when Italy handed a tablet engraved with cuneiform text and the insignia of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III, Ashurnasirpal II’s successor, to Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid during a state visit to Italy.
—James Imam, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
The next-earliest description of a candidate aurora is found on Assyrian cuneiform tablets dated between 679-655 BCE, three centuries later.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2023
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cuneiform
1 of 2 adjective
cu·ne·i·form
kyu̇-ˈnē-ə-ˌfȯrm
ˈkyü-n(ē-)ə-
ˈkyü-n(ē-)ə-
1
: having the shape of a wedge
2
: made up of or written with marks or letters shaped like wedges
cuneiform
2 of 2 noun
: cuneiform writing
Medical Definition
cuneiform
1 of 2 adjective
cu·ne·i·form
kyu̇-ˈnē-ə-ˌfȯrm
ˈkyü-n(ē-)ə-
ˈkyü-n(ē-)ə-
1
: of, relating to, or being a cuneiform bone or cartilage
2
of a human skull
: wedge-shaped as viewed from above
cuneiform
2 of 2 noun
: a cuneiform bone or cartilage
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