"stoichedon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stoichedons [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek στοιχηδόν (stoikhēdón), from στοῖχος (stoîkhos, “row”) + -ηδον (-ēdon, “in the manner of”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|στοιχηδόν}} Ancient Greek στοιχηδόν (stoikhēdón), {{m|grc|στοῖχος||row}} στοῖχος (stoîkhos, “row”), {{m|grc|-ηδον||in the manner of}} -ηδον (-ēdon, “in the manner of”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} stoichedon (plural stoichedons)
  1. (historical, calligraphy) An epigraphical form in which the letters are arranged as rows and columns within a grid arrangement. Wikipedia link: stoichedon Tags: historical Categories (topical): Calligraphy Related terms: boustrophedon
    Sense id: en-stoichedon-en-noun-5gQsg9QN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: arts, calligraphy, communications, journalism, literature, media, publishing, writing

Inflected forms

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