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sphenogram

[ sfee-nuh-gram ]
/ ˈsfi nəˌgræm /
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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, sphenoidal sinus, sphenoidal spine, sphenoid bone
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British Dictionary definitions for sphenogram

sphenogram
/ (ˈsfiːnəˌɡræm) /
noun
a character used in cuneiform script
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