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claviforms

claviforms is the plural of claviform.

Meaning of claviform

Noun

claviform (plural claviforms)

  1. An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.
    • The claviform comprises a vertical line with a bulge at one side; but unlike the buttocks on the stylized females, the bulge is usually on the middle or the upper half of the 'sign'! It has been suggested that the 'upper bulge' on a claviform instead represents breasts, but this is based on...1997, Paul G. Bahn, Jean Vertut, “What was Depicted?”, in Journey through the Ice Age, Berkeley; Los Angeles, Calif.: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 164, column 2

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Questions about claviforms

What is claviforms the plural of?
Claviforms is the plural of claviform.

Words near claviforms in the dictionary

  1. clavieristic
  2. clavierists
  3. claviers
  4. clavies
  5. claviform
  6. claviforms
  7. claviger
  8. clavigerous
  9. clavigers
  10. claviharp
  11. claviharps

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