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BNC: 43044 COCA: 32345

cuneiform

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cuneiform /kjuˈniːjəˌfoɚm/ Brit /ˈkjuːnɪˌfɔːm/ adjective
cuneiform
/kjuˈniːjəˌfoɚm/ Brit /ˈkjuːnɪˌfɔːm/
adjective
Learner's definition of CUNEIFORM
: relating to or written in a system of writing used in parts of the ancient Middle East(古代中东部分地区使用的)楔形文字的

— cuneiform

noun [noncount]
BNC: 43044 COCA: 32345

cuneiform

1 of 2

adjective

cu·​ne·​i·​form kyü-ˈnē-ə-ˌfȯrm How to pronounce cuneiform (audio) ˈkyü-n(ē-)ə- How to pronounce cuneiform (audio)
1
: having the shape of a wedge
2
: composed of or written in wedge-shaped characters
cuneiform syllabary

cuneiform

2 of 2

noun

1
: a cuneiform part
specifically : a cuneiform bone or cartilage
2
: cuneiform writing

Illustration of cuneiform

Illustration of cuneiform
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Many writing systems, including cuneiform and Mandarin Chinese, originated with pictograms. WIRED, 11 Sep. 2022 The research team found ceramic vessels reportedly containing more than 100 cuneiform tablets. Kevin Simauchi, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022 The research team found ceramic vessels reportedly containing more than 100 cuneiform tablets. Kevin Simauchi, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022 The research team found ceramic vessels reportedly containing more than 100 cuneiform tablets. Kevin Simauchi, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022 The research team found ceramic vessels reportedly containing more than 100 cuneiform tablets. Kevin Simauchi, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 The capstone is inscribed in the alphabets of early human civilizations -- Egyptian hieroglyphics, Babylonian cuneiform, Sanskrit and classical Greek. Devon M. Sayers And Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 7 July 2022 Among the objects was the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, a 3,500-year-old cuneiform block forfeited by Hobby Lobby in July 2021. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022 Archaeologists found five ceramic vessels holding over 100 clay cuneiform tablets, dating back to closely after the earthquake event. Megan Marples, CNN, 20 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

probably from French cunéiforme, from Middle French, from Latin cuneus + Middle French -iforme -iform

First Known Use

Adjective

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cuneiform was in 1677
BNC: 43044 COCA: 32345

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