cuneiform
adjective /ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/
/-fɔːrm/ Definition
› of a form of writing used for over 3,000 years until the 1st century BC in the ancient countries of the Middle EastLettering and alphabetsLetters of alphabets cuneiform noun [U] Lettering and alphabetsLetters of alphabets
(Definition of cuneiform adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alphabet noun
- alphabetical adjective
- capital noun (LETTER)
- character noun (MARK)
- cursive adjective
- Cyrillic adjective, noun
- hieroglyph noun
- ideogram noun
- IPA noun
- letter noun (SYMBOL)
- notation noun
- phonetic adjective
- roman adjective
- Roman alphabet noun
- script noun (WRITING)
- shorthand noun
- small adjective (LETTER SIZE)
- stenography noun
- the International Phonetic Alphabet noun
- vowel noun
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