sphenogram

American

[sfee-nuh-gram] / ˈsfi nəˌgræm /

noun

a cuneiform character.

sphenogram British

/ ˈsfiːnəˌɡræm /

noun

a character used in cuneiform script

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Etymology

Origin of sphenogram

First recorded in 1860–65; spheno- + -gram ¹

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