About The Word Boustrophedon
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Boustrophedon
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What's The Definition Of Boustrophedon?
[n] an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally"as the ox ploughs"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Boustrophedon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Boustrophedon: See Also | orthography | writing system Boustrophedon In Webster's Dictionary \Bou`stro*phe"don\, n. [Gr. ? turning like oxen in
plowing; ? to turn.]
An ancient mode of writing, in alternate directions, one line
from left to right, and the next from right to left (as
fields are plowed), as in early Greek and Hittite.
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