How to pronounce boustrophedon
American English pronunciation
boo-struh-FEE-dun
- IPA
- /ˌbustɹəˈfidən/
- Syllables
- boo · struh · FEE · dun (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What boustrophedon means
Writing whose lines run left to right and right to left in turn
In a sentence: Some very old writing is boustrophedon, so you read one line left to right and the next right to left.
Where it comes from: It comes from Greek words for an ox and turning. The lines go back and forth like an ox plowing a field.
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