bou|stro|phe|don

bou|stro|phe|don
bou|stro|phe|don «BOOS truh FEE duhn, BOWS-», noun, adjective.
–n.
a method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right, as in various ancient Greek and Egyptian inscriptions.
–adj.
written in this way.
[< Greek boustrophēdon with turning like that of oxen in plowing < boûs ox + stréphein to turn]

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  • bou — ba·bou·vism; ba·bou·vist; bam·bou·la; bou·chal; bou·charde; bou·ché; bou·chée; bou·che·rie; bou·chon; bou·clé; bou·din; bou·di·nage; bou·doir; bou·et; bou·gain·vil·laea; bou·gain·vil·lia; bou·gar; bou·get; bou·gie; bou·gi·nage; bou·guer s; bou·in …   English syllables

  • don — abad·don; aban·don·ee; aban·don·ment; achae·no·don; acot·y·le·don; ade·lo·co·don·ic; ag·kis·tro·don; aglyph·o·don·ta; aglyph·o·don·tia; al·don·ic; al·ge·don·ics; al·go·don·ci·llo; am·e·bel·o·don; amyn·o·don; an·cis·tro·don; an·co·don·ta;… …   English syllables

  • boustrophedon — bou·stro·phe·don …   English syllables

  • boustrophedonic — bou·stro·phe·don·ic …   English syllables

  • boustrophedon — bou•stro•phe•don [[t]ˌbu strəˈfid n, ˈfi dɒn, ˌbaʊ [/t]] n. ling. a method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right • Etymology: 1775–85; < Gk boustrophēdón lit., like ox turning (in plowing)… …   From formal English to slang

  • ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… …   English syllables

  • Boustrophedon — Bou stro*phe don, n. [Gr. ? turning like oxen in plowing; ? to turn.] An ancient mode of writing, in alternate directions, one line from left to right, and the next from right to left (as fields are plowed), as in early Greek and Hittite. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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