BOUSTROPHEDON


Meaning of BOUSTROPHEDON in English

[bou.stro.phe.don] n [Gk boustrophedon, adv., lit., turning like oxen in plowing, fr. bous ox, cow + strephein to turn--more at cow] (1699): the writing of alternate lines in opposite directions (as from left to right and from right to left) -- boustrophedon adj or adv -- bou.stro.phe.don.ic adj

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