What does "boustrophedic" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "boustrophedic"?

Common synonyms include: boustrophedonic.

Boustrophedic

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Adjective

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Synonym of boustrophedonic (“written as a boustrophedon”). not-comparable, uncommon
"None of the lines of the Translation to be doubled into more than one, the quasi-boustrophedic system being most objectionable; but each line to be made complete in itself."

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"None of the lines of the Translation to be doubled into more than one, the quasi-boustrophedic system being most objectionable; but each line to be made complete in itself."

Etymology

From boustrophed(on) + -ic, from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón).

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