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Word: Boustrophedon
Speech Type: Adjective
early 17th century: from Greek, literally ‘as an ox turns in ploughing’, from bous ‘ox’ + -strophos ‘turning’
ˌbaʊstrəˈfiːd(ə)n
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
ˌbaʊstrəˈfiːd(ə)n
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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