Wedge-writing

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Noun
  1. 1
    A form of writing predominantly featuring the use of wedge-shaped characters; cuneiform.

    "The script in which the Assyrian texts are written is called cuneiform or wedge-writing because of its constituent elements: the horizontal, vertical and oblique wedge."

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cuneiform

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"The script in which the Assyrian texts are written is called cuneiform or wedge-writing because of its constituent elements: the horizontal, vertical and oblique wedge."

Etymology

From wedge + writing.

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