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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Probably from French cunéiforme, from Latin cuneus 'wedge' + French -iforme '-iform'; from the shape of the letters

cuneiform

 adjective
     
Related topics: Communications
cu‧nei‧form
TC relating to the writing used by the people of ancient Mesopotamia
—cuneiform noun [uncountable]
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