boustrophedon
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noun \ˌbü-strə-ˈfē-ˌdän, -dən\Definition of BOUSTROPHEDON
: the writing of alternate lines in opposite directions (as from left to right and from right to left)
— boustrophedon adjective or adverb
— bou·stro·phe·don·ic \-fē-ˈdä-nik\ adjective
Origin of BOUSTROPHEDON
Greek boustrophēdon, adverb, literally, turning like oxen in plowing, from bous ox, cow + strephein to turn — more at cow
First Known Use: 1699
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