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adj. 1. Wedge-shaped. 2. a. Of or relating to any of various related writing systems of the ancient Near East having characters formed by the arrangement of small wedge-shaped elements and used to write Sumerian, Akkadian, Elamite, Hittite, Old Persian, and other languages. b. Relating to, composed in, or using such characters. 3. Anatomy Of, relating to, or being a wedge-shaped bone or cartilage. n. 1. Cuneiform writing. 2. Anatomy A wedge-shaped bone, especially one of three such bones in the tarsus of the foot. [Latin cuneus, wedge + -FORM.]  (click for a larger image) cuneiformElamite cuneiform inscription |
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