boustrophedonic

1. 1.

   of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite directions

Questions about boustrophedonic

What does boustrophedonic mean?

boustrophedonic means "of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite directions".

How many syllables are in boustrophedonic?

boustrophedonic has 5 syllables and divides as bou-stro-phe-do-nic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is boustrophedonic a common word?

boustrophedonic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.