cuneiform characters

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• cuneiform — [kyo͞o nē′ə fôrm΄, kyo͞o′nē əfôrm΄] adj. [< L cuneus (see CUNEAL) + FORM] 1. wedge shaped 2. designating the characters in ancient Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian inscriptions, or the inscriptions themselves n. cuneiform characters …   English World dictionary

• Cuneiform script — Infobox Writing system name=Cuneiform type=Logographic typedesc=and syllabic languages=Akkadian, Eblaite, Elamite, Hattic, Hittite, Hurrian, Luwian, Sumerian, Urartian time=ca. 30th century BCE to 1st century CE fam1=(Proto writing) children=Old… …   Wikipedia

• cuneiform — /kyooh nee euh fawrm , kyooh nee euh /, adj. 1. having the form of a wedge; wedge shaped. 2. composed of slim triangular or wedge shaped elements, as the characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and… …   Universalium

• cuneiform — cu•ne•i•form [[t]kyuˈni əˌfɔrm, ˈkyu ni ə [/t]] adj. 1) having the form of a wedge; wedge shaped 2) ling. composed of slim triangular or wedge shaped elements, as the characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians,… …   From formal English to slang

• cuneiform — /ˈkjunəfɔm / (say kyoohnuhfawm) adjective 1. having the form of a wedge; wedge shaped, as the characters used in writing in ancient Persia, Assyria, etc. 2. denoting or relating to this kind of writing. 3. Anatomy denoting or relating to any of… …  

• Cuneiform — redirects here. For other uses, see Cuneiform (disambiguation). Sumerian inscription in monumental archaic style, c. 26th century BC …   Wikipedia

• CuneiForm (software) — CuneiForm Original author(s) Cognitive Technologies Developer(s) Cognitive Technologies Stable release 1.1 / April 19, 2011; 6 months ago (2011 04 19) …   Wikipedia

• Cuneiform — Cu*ne i*form (k? n? ? f?rm), Cuniform Cu ni*form (k? n? f?rm), a. [L. cuneus a wedge + form: cf. F. cunei forme. See {Coin}.] 1. Wedge shaped; as, a cuneiform bone; especially applied to the wedge shaped or arrowheaded characters of ancient… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cuneiform — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the wedge shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit. 2) chiefly Biology wedge shaped. ► NOUN ▪ cuneiform writing. ORIGIN from Latin cuneus wedge …   English terms dictionary

• Cuneiform — Cu*ne i*form, Cuniform Cu ni*form, n. 1. The wedge shaped characters used in ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. I. Taylor (The Alphabet). [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) (a) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first, second third… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cuneiform — (adj.) 1670s, wedge shaped, from Fr. cunéiforme (16c.), from L. cuneus a wedge, wedge shaped thing, of unknown origin, + Fr. forme (see FORM (Cf. form) (n.)). Applied to characters in ancient Middle Eastern inscriptions made with wedge shaped… …   Etymology dictionary