"sphenogram" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sphenograms [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”) + -gram Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|σφήν||wedge}} Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”), {{suffix|en||gram}} + -gram Head templates: {{en-noun}} sphenogram (plural sphenograms)
  1. A cuneiform character.
    Sense id: en-sphenogram-en-noun-J1yo3tdg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gram

Inflected forms

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