Shaped like a wedge or having a wedge-like form; tapering to a point.
From Latin 'cuneus' (wedge) combined with '-form' (having the shape of), creating a compound meaning 'wedge-shaped.'
This word perfectly describes cuneiform writing—those famous wedge-shaped marks on ancient Babylonian clay tablets literally means 'wedge-formed' writing!
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