Definition of cuneiform Cuneiform

/kjuˈniʌfɔˌɹm/ - [kyuneeuform] - cu•ne•i•form

We found 13 definitions of cuneiform from 6 different sources.

What does cuneiform mean?

Noun Plural: cuneiforms
cuneiform - an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
		script a particular orthography or writing system
Adjective
cuneiform - of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones)
		general anatomy, anatomy a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"
cuneiform - shaped like a wedge
		wedge-shaped, cuneal

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cuneiform (Noun)
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 clay tablets.
cuneiform (Noun)
A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone .
cuneiform (Adjective)
Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
cuneiform (Adjective)
Written in the cuneiform writing system.
cuneiform (Adjective)
Relating to, or versed in, the ancient cuneiform writing system or its inscriptions.

Cuneiform is the oldest kind of writing that we know of. It was first used by the Sumerians around 3000 BC. It was written on clay with a tool made from a reed called a stylus.

Cuneiform is a wedge-shaped character made with a reed stylus and were used in writing several ancient languages.