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boustrophedonically

Today it means: 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). Full definition →

Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν

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Ancient Greek · derived fromβουστροφηδόν
English todayboustrophedonically

From boustrophedonic + -ally, from boustrophedon, from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón).

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