wedge-writing

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) Writing predominantly featuring the use of wedge-shaped characters; cuneiform
 * 2) * 1885, Johns Hopkins University Circulars - Volumes 4-8:
 * The script in which the Assyrian texts are written is called cuneiform or wedge-writing because of its constituent elements: the horizontal, vertical and oblique wedge.