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  • 125cuneiform — 1. adjective /kjuˈni.ə.fɔɹm/ a) Having the form of a wedge; wedge shaped. b) Written in cuneiform: cuneiform script, cuneiform writing. Syn: wedgelike, wedgy 2 …

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  • 126coin — [14] Latin cuneus meant ‘wedge’ (from it we get cuneiform ‘wedge shaped script’). It passed into Old French as coing or coin, where it developed a variety of new meanings. Primary amongst these was ‘corner stone’ or ‘corner’, a sense preserved in …

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  • 127cuneate — cu•ne•ate [[t]ˈkyu ni ɪt, ˌeɪt[/t]] also cu′ne•at ed adj. 1) wedge shaped 2) bot (of leaves) triangular at the base and tapering to a point • Etymology: 1800–10; < L cuneātus, ptp. of cuneāre to wedge, become wedge shaped, der. of cuneus wedge …

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  • 128cuneiform — /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… …