boustrophedon

Speech parts

1. boustrophedon - Noun

2. boustrophedon - Adjective

3. boustrophedon - Adverb

Meaning

An ancient mode of writing, in alternate directions, one line from left to right, and the next from right to left (as fields are plowed), as in early Greek and Hittite.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

leger manus book character hand ability deal script manuscript spelling orthography handwriting calligraphy hieroglyph penmanship
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Hypernyms

orthography writing system

Related terms

stoichedon

Examples

Tokens follow a fixed route marked on the gameboard which usually follows a boustrophedon (ox-plow) track from the bottom to the top of the playing area, passing once through every square. Source: Internet

The technical term for that last type of writing is ' boustrophedon ', which means literally 'ox-turning' for the way a farmer drives an ox to plough his fields. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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