sphenography

[sfee-nog-ruh-fee]

noun

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

Origin of sphenography

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

Related formssphe·nog·ra·pher, sphe·nog·ra·phist, nounsphe·no·graph·ic

[sfee-nuh-graf-ik] /ˌsfi nəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

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