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Boustrophedon

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Noun

1. boustrophedon

an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally as the ox ploughs'

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Boustrophedon

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adjective
having alternate lines written from right to left and from left to right

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Boustrophedon

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adjective
designating or of an ancient form of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and left to right

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Boustrophedon

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n.
An ancient method of writing in which the lines are inscribed alternately from right to left and from left to right.

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