Stoichedon

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Text written such that the letters are arranged as rows and columns within a grid arrangement. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοιχηδόν (stoikhēdón, “in a row”), from στοῖχος (stoîkhos, “row”) + -ηδον (-ēdon, adverbial suffix).

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