Boustrophedon
Word | BOUSTROPHEDON |
Character | 13 |
Hyphenation | bou stro phe don |
Pronunciations | /ˌbuːstɹəˈfiːdən/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Boustrophedon"
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An ancient method of writing in which the lines are inscribed alternately from right to left and from left to right. noun
A method of writing shown in early Greek inscriptions, in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right, as the furrows made in plowing a field, the plow passing alternately backward and forward. noun
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. noun
Of writing, in a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right every line. adverb
Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines adjective
Changing direction, going back and forth adjective
An ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs' noun
(of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
Boustrophedon is to write from left to right in one line and right to left in the next one, or vice-versa. The term derives from Greek, from the way land is plowed with an ox. One form of ancient Greek was written like this. Some printing computer-related devices use this technique. Urban Dictionary
Someone or something with a high amount of awesomeness, amazingness, or edginess. Urban Dictionary
A truly hellacious beat down. To beat someone up one side of the street, and back down the other. Urban Dictionary
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