Boustrophedon Word Meaning

Word: Boustrophedon
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:

early 17th century: from Greek, literally ‘as an ox turns in ploughing’, from bous ‘ox’ + -strophos ‘turning’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˌbaʊstrəˈfiːd(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:

written from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines

Short Definition:

written from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines

Examples:
  • the number of Attic boustrophedon texts is fairly small
Word: Boustrophedon
Speech Type: Adverb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˌbaʊstrəˈfiːd(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:

from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines

Short Definition:

from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines

Examples:
  • in some examples the composition of pages is such that they must be read boustrophedon

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