BOUSTROPHEDON

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally 'as the ox ploughs'

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("boustrophedon" is a kind of...):

orthography; writing system (a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols)

Derivation:

boustrophedonic (of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite directions)

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