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Definition of 'boustrophedon'

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boustrophedon in British

(ˌbuːstrəˈfiːdən , ˌbaʊ-)
adjective
having alternate lines written from right to left and from left to right
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Word origin of 'boustrophedon'
C17: from Greek, literally: turning as in ploughing with oxen, from bous ox + -strophēdon from strephein to turn; see strophe
Word Frequency

boustrophedon in American

(ˌbustroʊˈfidən ; bo̅oˌstrōfēˈdən; ˌ baʊstroʊˈfidən ; bouˌstrōfēˈdən)
adjective
designating or of an ancient form of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and left to right
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'boustrophedon'
Gr boustrophēdon, lit., turning like oxen in plowing < bous, ox (see cow1) + strephein, to turn (see strophe)

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Used Rarely. boustrophedon is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'boustrophedon'

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Definition of boustrophedon from the Collins English Dictionary

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