boustrophedon Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs'
WordNet
Bou`stro*phe"don noun
Etymology
Gr. turning like oxen in plowing; to turn.Definitions
An ancient mode of writing, in alternate directions, one line from left to right, and the next from right to left (as fields are plowed), as in early Greek and Hittite.