spheno-


  1. a combining form meaning “wedge,” used in the formation of compound words: sphenography.

Origin of spheno-

1
<New Latin <Greek sphḗn wedge + -o--o-
  • Also especially before a vowel, sphen-.

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British Dictionary definitions for spheno-

spheno-

combining form
  1. having the shape of a wedge: sphenogram

Origin of spheno-

1
from Greek sphēn wedge

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