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boustrophedon
bou·stro·phe·don [ bstrə fd'n, bstrə f dòn ]


noun 
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ancient writing method: an ancient method of inscribing and writing in which lines are written alternately from right to left and from left to right
[Early 17th century. < Greek, "as the ox turns in plowing" < bous "ox" + -strophos "turning" < strephein "to turn"]

bou·stroph·e·don·ic [ b stròffi dónnik ] adjective
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