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cuneiform

1. cu.ne.i.form \kyu.-'ne--*-.fo.rm, 'kyu:-n(e-)*-.\ aj [prob. fr. F 
   cune`iforme, fr. MF, fr. L cuneus + MF -iforme]-iform 1: having the shape 
   of a wedge  2: composed of or written in wedge-shaped characters {~ 
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2. cuneiform n 1: cuneiform writing  2: a cuneiform part; specif : a 
   cuneiform bone or cartilage