bustrofedon

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bustrofedon

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PIE word

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Borrowed from French boustrophédon, from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón).

noun bustrofedon · bustrofedonul · bustrofedonului · bustrofedonule

neuter, uncountable boustrophedon (text written such that its direction alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines; frequently also involving the corresponding alternation of letter directionality using mirrored letters, indicating the direction of the text at any given point)

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boustrophedon text written such that its direction alternates on each line

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MLA

"bustrofedon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/bustrofedon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bustrofedon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bustrofedon

Chicago

"bustrofedon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bustrofedon.

BibTeX

@misc{bustrofedon_2026,
  title = {bustrofedon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bustrofedon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}