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cuneus

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing.
  2. A wedge-shaped section of the forewing of certain heteropteran bugs.
  3. One of a set of wedge-shaped divisions separated by stairways, found in the Ancient Roman theatre and in mediaeval architecture.

Equivalents

Españolcuna
Françaiscuneus
3 more languages
Bosanskičuna
Hrvatskičuna
Српскиčuna

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Cung Cungrea cuniculid cuniculture cuniculus cuniform

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