Adjective
Having
the
form
of
a
wedge
;
wedge-shaped
,
especially
with
a
tapered
end
.
Noun
An
ancient
Mesopotamian
writing
system
,
adapted
within
several
language
families
,
originating
as
pictograms
in
Sumer
around
the
30th
century
BC
,
evolving
into
more
abstract
and
characteristic
wedge
shapes
formed
by
a
blunt
reed
stylus
on
clayen
tablets
.