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boustrophedonenUK
bou·stro·phe·don B0424400 (bo͞o′strə-fēd′n, -fē′dŏn′)n. An ancient method of writing in which the lines are inscribed alternately from right to left and from left to right.
[From Greek boustrophēdon, turning like an ox while plowing : bous, ox; see gwou- in Indo-European roots + strophē, a turning (from strephein, to turn; see streb(h)- in Indo-European roots).]
bou·stroph′e·don′ic (-strŏf′ĭ-dŏn′ĭk) adj.boustrophedon (ˌbuːstrəˈfiːdən; ˌbaʊ-) adj (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) having alternate lines written from right to left and from left to right[C17: from Greek, literally: turning as in ploughing with oxen, from bous ox + -strophēdon from strephein to turn; see strophe]bou•stro•phe•don (ˌbu strəˈfid n, -ˈfi dɒn, ˌbaʊ-)
n. a method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right. [1775–85; < Greek boustrophēdón literally, like ox-turning (in plowing) =boûs ox + -strophē (see strophe)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | boustrophedon - an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs'orthography, writing system - a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols |
Translationsβουστροφηδόν γραφήboustrophédonBoustrophedonenUK
Boustrophedon a method of writing in which the first line is written from right to left, the second line from left to right, the third line again from right to left, and so on. Boustrophedon was used in Cretan, Hittite, South Arabic, Etruscan, and Greek writing. boustrophedonenUK
Words related to boustrophedonnoun an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directionsRelated Words- orthography
- writing system
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