cuneiform

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Synonyms: cuniform, uniform, caniform, curviform, cubiform, aculeiform, runiform, fungiform, unciform, acneiform, coniform

Antonyms: cuniform, uniform, caniform, curviform, cubiform, aculeiform, runiform, fungiform, unciform, acneiform, coniform

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Adjective

1. Having the form of a [[wedge]]; [[wedge-shaped]], especially with a [[tapered]] end.
2. Written in the [[cuneiform#Noun|cuneiform]] writing system.

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q401}}An ancient [[Mesopotamia]]n writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as [[pictogram]]s in [[Sumer]] around the 30th century BCE, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed [[stylus]] on [[clayen]] tablets.
2. {{lb|en|anatomy}} A [[wedge-shaped]] bone, especially a [[cuneiform bone]].

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