Definition of boustrophedon
: the writing of alternate lines in opposite directions (as from left to right and from right to left)
boustrophedon
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Origin and Etymology of boustrophedon
Greek boustrophēdon, adverb, literally, turning like oxen in plowing, from bous ox, cow + strephein to turn — more at cow
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