boustrophedon (writing style)

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Scope note
Style of writing in inscriptions or other texts in which lines are written from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines. From the Greek boustrophēdon, meaning literally “to turn like oxen” (in plowing).
boustrophedon
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024