boustrophedon

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/ˌbuːstɹəˈfiːdən/ English

Definitions

noun

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

adjective

(of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
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.

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Synonyms

right-to-left orthographically spelled sideways hieroglyphically longhand spellingly a to z bannerlike staccato all one word written known ac boustorphic ab adjacencies

Associated

tenet decomposition alternating transform inscription directions sequence hungarian text manner script direction

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