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sphenography

American  
[sfee-nog-ruh-fee] / sfiˈnɒg rə fi /

noun

  1. the art of writing in cuneiform characters.

  2. the study of cuneiform writing.


Other Word Forms

  • sphenographer noun
  • sphenographic adjective
  • sphenographist noun

Etymology

Origin of sphenography

First recorded in 1880–85; spheno- + -graphy