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boustrophedon
bou·stro·phe·don
[
bstrə fd'n,
bstrə f dòn
]
noun
Definition:
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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