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precuneiform

precuneiform adjective: anterior to the cuneiform bone.

Adjective

precuneiform (not comparable)

  1. Anterior to the cuneiform bone.
  2. Prior to the introduction of cuneiform writing.

Origin of precuneiform

From pre- + cuneiform.

Questions about precuneiform

What does precuneiform mean?
Precuneiform means anterior to the cuneiform bone.
What part of speech is precuneiform?
Precuneiform is an adjective.

Words near precuneiform in the dictionary

  1. precumming
  2. precums
  3. precuneal
  4. precuneate
  5. precunei
  6. precuneiform
  7. precuneus
  8. precure
  9. precured
  10. precures
  11. precurfew

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