sphenogram

[ sfee-nuh-gram ]
/ ˈsfi nəˌgræm /

noun

a cuneiform character.

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Origin of sphenogram

First recorded in 1860–65; spheno- + -gram1

Words nearby sphenogram

sphenion, spheno-, sphenocephaly, sphenodon, sphenoethmoidal suture, sphenogram, sphenography, sphenoid, sphenoid bone, sphenoid crest, sphenoidal sinus
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British Dictionary definitions for sphenogram

sphenogram
/ (ˈsfiːnəˌɡræm) /

noun

a character used in cuneiform script
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