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boustrophedon

[ boo-struh-feed-n, -fee-don, bou- ]

noun

  1. an ancient method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right.


boustrophedon

/ ˌbuːstrəˈfiːdən; ˌbaʊ- /

adjective

  1. having alternate lines written from right to left and from left to right
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of boustrophedon1

First recorded in 1775–85; from Greek boustrophēdón literally, “like an ox turning (in plowing),” equivalent to bou- (stem of boûs ) “bull, cow, ox” + -strophē- + -don adverb suffix; cow 1( def ), strophe
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Word History and Origins

Origin of boustrophedon1

C17: from Greek, literally: turning as in ploughing with oxen, from bous ox + -strophēdon from strephein to turn; see strophe
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Example Sentences

The words of the text are ranged in squares in such a manner as to be read either vertically or boustrophedon.

It is written in the most ancient Greek characters, and in the Boustrophedon manner.

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