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boustrophedon

UK
/ˌbaʊstrəˈfiːdən/
US
/ˌbaʊstrəˈfiːdɑn/

Translations

boustrophedonnoun
boustrophedons
pl
UK
/ˌbaʊstrəˈfiːdən/
US
/ˌbaʊstrəˈfiːdɑn/
The ancient script was written in boustrophedon, alternating direction with each line.
Древний текст был написан бустрофедоном, чередуя направление с каждой строкой.
Synonyms
zigzag writing
alternating direction writing
back-and-forth writing
boustrophedonadjective
more boustrophedon
Comp.
most boustrophedon
Super.
Usable attributively to modify nouns (e.g., "a boustrophedon inscription").
Synonyms
zigzag
reversive
bidirectional
back-and-forth
alternately reversed
alternating-direction
serpentine
boustrophedonic
alternating
boustrophedonadverb
UK
/ˌbuːstrəˈfiːdɒn/
US
/ˌbuːstrəˈfiːdɑːn/
Synonyms
to-and-fro
back-and-forth
zigzag
in a zigzag fashion
in alternating directions
alternately

Definitions

boustrophedonnoun
An ancient method of writing in which the lines are inscribed alternately from right to left and from left to right.
The ancient Greek inscription was written in boustrophedon, making it a challenge to read for modern scholars.
A text or inscription composed in an alternating right-to-left and left-to-right manner.
Several boustrophedons have been discovered on early Greek relics.
boustrophedonadjective
Written with lines that alternately run right-to-left and left-to-right.
The tablet bears a boustrophedon inscription.
boustrophedonadverb
In alternating right-to-left and left-to-right lines.
The runic text reads boustrophedon across the stone.
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