Definition of: boustrophedon

(b oomacr ′strə·fēd′n, bou′-) noun
The early Greek method of writing, alternately from right to left and from left to right, as in inscriptions. [<Gk. boustrophēdon turning like oxen (in plowing) <bous ox + strephein turn]
—bou·stroph·e·don·ic (b oomacr ·strof′ə·don′ik, bou-), bou·stroph·ic (b oomacr ·strof′ik, bou-) adjective

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boustrophedon style
read boustrophedon
boustrophedon cell
boustrophedon text

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