wedge-writing

== English == === Alternative forms === wedge writing === Etymology === From wedge +‎ writing. === Noun === wedge-writing (plural wedge-writings) A form of writing predominantly featuring the use of wedge-shaped characters; cuneiform. 1885, Johns Hopkins University Circulars - Volumes 4-8: The script in which the Assyrian texts are written is called cuneiform or wedge-writing because of its constituent elements: the horizontal, vertical and oblique wedge.