Boustrophedon (/ ˌbuːstrəˈfiːdən / BOO-strə-FEE-dən[1]) is a style of writing in which alternate lines of writing are reversed, with letters also written in reverse, mirror-style. This is in contrast to modern …

Before the standardization of writing from left to right, ancient Greek inscribers once used a style called boustrophedon, a word meaning literally "turning like oxen in plowing."

Boustrophedon, the writing of alternate lines in opposite directions, one line from left to right and the next from right to left. Some Etruscan texts are written in boustrophedon style, as are some Greek ones of …

May 18, 2021 · The adjective boustrophedon means (especially of an ancient style of writing): having alternate lines written from left to right and from right to left. This word is from the ancient-Greek …

May 23, 2024 · Boustrophedon is a writing technique in which lines of text run in alternate directions. This method of writing was used by many ancient cultures, and it continues to be used today in some …

Boustrophedon is not a distinct alphabet, but a stylistic convention applied to existing alphabets, such as early Greek, Phrygian, and certain Italic scripts. In this system, the first line is typically written right-to …

boustrophedon (ˌbuːstrəˈfiːdən; ˌbaʊ-) adj (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) having alternate lines written from right to left and from left to right [C17: from Greek, literally: turning as in ploughing with …

BOUSTROPHEDON definition: an ancient method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right. See examples of boustrophedon used in a sentence.

boustrophedon in American English (ˌbuːstrəˈfidn, -ˈfidɑn, ˌbau-) noun an ancient method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right

Feb 11, 2009 · Boustrophedon (pronounced /ˌbaʊstroʊˈfiːdən/ or IPA: /ˌbuːstroʊˈfiːdən/; from Greek βουστροφηδόν "ox-turning"—that is, turning like oxen in ploughing), is an ancient way of writing …