βουστροφηδόν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) +‎ στροφή (strophḗ, “turning”) +‎ -ηδόν (-ēdón, adverbial suffix), in reference to the back-and-forth course traced by boustrophedon text resembling the path taken by an ox ploughing a field.

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

βουστροφηδόν • (boustrophēdón)

  1. (epigraphy) boustrophedonically (as a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner, such that the text directionality alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines)

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