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sphenography

American

[sfee-nog-ruh-fee] / sfiˈnɒg rə fi /

noun

the art of writing in cuneiform characters.
the study of cuneiform writing.

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Etymology

Origin of sphenography

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

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