RECTO

recto

(noun) right-hand page

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

recto (plural rectos)

The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.

(printing) The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number.

(legal) A writ of right.

Synonyms

• (front side of a flat object): front

Antonyms

• (front side of a flat object): verso, flipside

• (right-hand page of a book): reverso

Anagrams

• Corte, Ector

Source: Wiktionary


Rec"to- (rk"t*).

Definition: A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to, the rectum; as, recto-vesical.

Rec"to, n. Etym: [Abbrev. fr. LL. breve de recto. See Right.] (Law)

Definition: A writ of right.

Rec"to, n. Etym: [Cf. F. recto.] (Print.)

Definition: The right-hand page; -- opposed to verso.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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