- boustrophedonic
- bou·stro·phe·don·ic
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boustrophedonic
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Boustrophedonic — Bou*stroph e*don ic, a. Relating to the boustrophedon made of writing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boustrophedonic — adjective see boustrophedon … New Collegiate Dictionary
boustrophedonic — See boustrophedon. * * * … Universalium
boustrophedonic — adjective of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite directions • Pertains to noun: ↑boustrophedon • Derivationally related forms: ↑boustrophedon * * * adjective see boustrophedon … Useful english dictionary
Boustrophedon — (pronEng|ˌbustroʊˈfiːdən; from Greek ox turning mdash;that is, turning like oxen in ploughing), is an ancient way of writing manuscripts and other inscriptions.Rather than going from left to right as in modern English, or right to left as in… … Wikipedia
Boustorphic — Bou*storph ic, a. [Gr. ? ?ox guiding.] Boustrophedonic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boustrophedon — noun Etymology: Greek boustrophēdon, adverb, literally, turning like oxen in plowing, from bous ox, cow + strephein to turn more at cow Date: 1699 the writing of alternate lines in opposite directions (as from left to right and from right to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Writing — is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols (known as a writing system). It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and the recording of language via a non… … Wikipedia
Indus script — Type Undeciphered Bronze Age writing … Wikipedia
IBM 1360 — The IBM 1360 Photo Digital Storage System, or PDSS, was an online archival storage system for large data centers. It was the first storage device designed from the start to hold a terabit of data (about 160 GB), a number that sounds fairly… … Wikipedia
