Etymology · Ancient Greek
βουστροφηδόν
6 English words descend from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν, most common first.
- boustrophedicSynonym of boustrophedonic (“written as a boustrophedon”).
- boustrophedicallySynonym of boustrophedonically (“as a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner”).
- boustrophedonText written such that its direction alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines; frequently also involving the corresponding alternation of letter directionality using mirrored letters, indicating the direction of the text at any given point.
- boustrophedonallySynonym of boustrophedonically (“as a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner”).
- boustrophedonicWritten as a boustrophedon (such that the text directionality alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines).
- boustrophedonicallyAs 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).