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CUNEIFORME [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-11-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cuneate 1, record 1, English, cuneate
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wedge-shaped; narrowly triangular with the acute angle pointed downward. 1, record 1, English, - cuneate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cunéiforme 1, record 1, French, cun%C3%A9iforme
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cunéaire 2, record 1, French, cun%C3%A9aire
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuneiforme
1, record 1, Spanish, cuneiforme
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Semejante a una cuña. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cuneiforme
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wedge-shaped
1, record 2, English, wedge%2Dshaped
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- wedge shaped
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cunéiforme
1, record 2, French, cun%C3%A9iforme
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- taillé en biseau 2, record 2, French, taill%C3%A9%20en%20biseau
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vocabulario general
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuneiforme
1, record 2, Spanish, cuneiforme
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Semejante a una cuña. 1, record 2, Spanish, - cuneiforme
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-11-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cuneiform
1, record 3, English, cuneiform
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- wedgelike 2, record 3, English, wedgelike
correct, adjective
- wedge-shaped 3, record 3, English, wedge%2Dshaped
correct, adjective phrase
- wedge shaped 4, record 3, English, wedge%20shaped
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Geologists describe these deposits as part of a wedge-shaped fossil coral reef archipelago positioned offshore from an ancient shoreline. 5, record 3, English, - cuneiform
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Solitary coral, wedge shaped, numerous radially arranged septa. 4, record 3, English, - cuneiform
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The term] cuneiform [is applied to a] wedge-shaped corallite ... 6, record 3, English, - cuneiform
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cunéiforme
1, record 3, French, cun%C3%A9iforme
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- en biseau 2, record 3, French, en%20biseau
adjective phrase
- en coin 2, record 3, French, en%20coin
adjective phrase
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En forme de coin. 3, record 3, French, - cun%C3%A9iforme
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
- Geología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuneiforme
1, record 3, Spanish, cuneiforme
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Semejante a una cuña. 1, record 3, Spanish, - cuneiforme
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-09-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cuneiform
1, record 4, English, cuneiform
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pictograms, or drawings representing actual things, were the basis for cuneiform writing. 2, record 4, English, - cuneiform
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cunéiforme
1, record 4, French, cun%C3%A9iforme
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Se dit d'une] écriture en forme de clous (Mésopotamie). 2, record 4, French, - cun%C3%A9iforme
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'écriture dite «cunéiforme» est caractérisée par ses éléments en forme de coins, ou clous, qui représentent simplement l'empreinte laissée par le roseau taillé des scribes mésopotamiens dans l'argile encore fraîche de leurs tablettes. 3, record 4, French, - cun%C3%A9iforme
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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