BOUSTROPHEDON


Meaning of BOUSTROPHEDON in English

noun

also bou·stro·phei·don or bu·stro·phe·don or bu·stro·phei·don ˌbüstrəˈfēˌdän, -ēd ə n, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_fē|dän; bü|sträfə|dän

( -s )

Etymology: Greek boustrophēdon, adverb, turning like oxen in plowing, from bou- (from bous ox, cow) + -strophēdon (from strephein to turn) — more at cow , strophe

: the writing of alternate lines in opposite directions, one line from left to right and the next from right to left

• bou·stro·phe·don·ic |büstrəfē|dänik, (ˈ)bü|sträfə|- adjective

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