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Cuneiform

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm

Definitions

  1. An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
  2. A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cuneiform bone cuneiformectomy cuneiformist cuneiformity Cunene Cuneo

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