boustrophedon

Meaning of boustrophedon

noun

(of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.

adjective
  1. (of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
  2. Changing direction, going back and forth.

adverb

(of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.

Information about boustrophedon

  • The plural form of boustrophedon is: boustrophedons.
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Hyphenation of boustrophedon

bous-tro-phe-don

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 13 chars.
  • boustrophedon is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

Words that rhyme with boustrophedon

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