"boustrophedically" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: bustrophedically [alternative]
Etymology: From boustrophedic + -ally (from boustrophed(on) + -ic) or boustrophedical + -ly (from boustrophed(on) + -ical), from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón). Etymology templates: {{af|en|boustrophedic|-ally}} boustrophedic + -ally, {{af|en|boustrophedical|-ly}} boustrophedical + -ly, {{der|en|grc|βουστροφηδόν}} Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} boustrophedically (not comparable)
  1. (epigraphy, rare) Synonym of boustrophedonically (“as a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner”). Tags: not-comparable, rare Synonyms: boustrophedonically [synonym, synonym-of]
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