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bustrofedon
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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón).
Pronunciation
Noun
bustrofedon m inan (related adjective bustrofedoniczny)
- (epigraphy) 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)
Declension
Declension of bustrofedon
Related terms
adverbs
- bustrofedonicznie
Further reading
- bustrofedon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French boustrophédon, from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón).
Noun
bustrofedon n (uncountable)
- (epigraphy) 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)
Declension
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Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
bustrofedon m (uncountable)
- alternative form of bustrófedon
Further reading
- “bustrofedon”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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