boustrophedonic

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adjective

Written as a boustrophedon (such that the text directionality alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines).

Similar
boustrophedonboustrophedicboustrophedalboustrophedonicalboustrophicboustrophedicalboustrophedonal
OriginAncient Greek βουστροφηδόν →
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Meanings

adjectiveboustrophedonic (not comparable)

alternative bustrophedonic

  1. not comparableepigraphyWritten as a boustrophedon (such that the text directionality alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines).

    Synonyms: boustrophedon, boustrophedic, boustrophedal, boustrophedonical, boustrophic, boustrophedical, boustrophedonal

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWritten as a boustrophedon (such that the text directionality alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines).

Similar
boustrophedonboustrophedicboustrophedalboustrophedonicalboustrophicboustrophedicalboustrophedonal
Also see
boustrophedicboustrophedonboustrophedonicalboustrophic

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβουστροφηδόν
  2. Englishboustrophedonic

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

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Translations

German bustrophedon, boustrophedon
  • bustrophedonwritten as a boustrophedon
  • boustrophedonwritten as a boustrophedon
Italian bustrofedico, bustrofedica
  • bustrofedicowritten as a boustrophedon
  • bustrofedicawritten as a boustrophedon
Portuguese bustrofédico, bustrofédica
  • bustrofédicowritten as a boustrophedon
  • bustrofédicawritten as a boustrophedon
  • bustrofedónicowritten as a boustrophedon
  • bustrofedónicawritten as a boustrophedon
  • bustrofedônicowritten as a boustrophedon
  • bustrofedônicawritten as a boustrophedon
Russian бустрофедони́ческий
  • бустрофедони́ческий (bustrofedoníčeskij)written as a boustrophedon
Cite this entry
APA

boustrophedonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boustrophedonic

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Chicago

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