cu‧nei‧form /ˈkjuːnifɔːm, ˈkjuːni-əfɔːm $ kjuːˈniːəfɔːrm/
adjective[
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: Probably from French cunéiforme, from Latin cuneus 'wedge' + French -iforme '-iform'; from the shape of the letters]
relating to the writing used by the people of ancient Mesopotamia
—cuneiform noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲