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English
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Etymology
Greek βο����ο�εδον �as the ox turns in plowing�, from βο�� �ox� + ���ο�η �turning� + -δον (adverbial suffix).
Adverb
boustrophedon
- of writing, in a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right every line.
Adjective
boustrophedon
- written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines
- (figurative): changing direction, going back and forth
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