cuneiform

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

From French cunéiforme or New Latin cuneifōrmis, from Classical Latin cuneus (“wedge”) + fōrma.

Cyrus is called Koresh (the sun) in Hebrew; in the cuneiform inscriptions the name is Khurush. — The Anabasis of Alexander : $b or, The history of the wars and conquests of Alexander the Great, Arrian
Lassen thinks that the name is etymologically connected with Cambyses which in the cuneiform inscription of Behistun is written Ka(m)bujia. — The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse, Valmiki
Standing upon their lofty pinnacles, they are as legible to the rabble below as a line of cuneiform writing in a page of old copybook roundhand. — Complete Short Works of George Meredith, George Meredith

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