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boustrophedically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bous-tro-phed-i-cal-ly
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Synonym of boustrophedonically (“as a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner”).

Etymology

From boustrophedic + -ally (from boustrophed(on) + -ic) or boustrophedical + -ly (from boustrophed(on) + -ical), from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: βουστροφηδόν

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bustrophedically (alternative)

Synonyms

boustrophedonically

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What does boustrophedically mean?: Synonym of boustrophedonically (“as a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner”).
Where does boustrophedically come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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