boustrophic

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adjective

Synonym of boustrophedonic (“written as a boustrophedon”).

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boustrophedonic
OriginAncient Greek βούστροφος →
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Meanings

adjectiveboustrophic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableuncommonepigraphySynonym of boustrophedonic (“written as a boustrophedon”).

    Synonyms: boustrophedonic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of boustrophedonic (“written as a boustrophedon”).

Similar
boustrophedonic
Also see
boustrophedonic

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβούστροφος“ploughed by oxen”
  2. Englishboustrophic

From Ancient Greek βούστροφος (boústrophos, “ploughed by oxen”) + -ic.

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boustrophic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boustrophic

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“boustrophic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boustrophic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boustrophic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boustrophic.

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