Boustrophedon

Quick meaning: Boustrophedon is a noun meaning (epigraphy, uncommon) Synonym of boustrophedonic (“written as a boustrophedon”).

Meaning

(epigraphy, uncommon) Synonym of boustrophedonic (“written as a boustrophedon”).

More Meanings

1. (epigraphy, rare) Synonym of boustrophedonically (“as a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner”).
2. (epigraphy) 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.

Example Sentences

(Venetic apparently had both kinds of boustrophedon, either flipping the face of the characters when switching direction or else inverting them (Lejeune, 1974, pages 180-181).)

He draws a sharp distinction between true boustrophedon, which has the tops of the runes pointed in the same direction, but with a change in the direction of writing with each line, and false boustrophedon, which changes from upright to inverted runes with each line, but the lines themselves are each written in the same direction.

Word Forms

• boustrophedons

Synonyms for boustrophedon

Depending on context, synonyms include boustrophedonic, boustrophedonically.

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