cuneiform

Plural: cuneiforms

Noun

an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.

Adjective

shaped like a wedge
of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones)

Adj

Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
Written in the cuneiform writing system.

Origin / Etymology

From French cunéiforme or New Latin cuneifōrmis, from Classical Latin cuneus (“wedge”) + fōrma.

Synonyms

cuneal, wedge-shaped, cuneiform bone, precuneiform, wedge-writing, wedgelike, wedgy

Scrabble Score: 16

cuneiform: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cuneiform: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cuneiform: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

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