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dex⋅ter⋅i⋅ty

  [dek-ster-i-tee]
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–noun
1. skill or adroitness in using the hands or body; agility.
2. mental adroitness or skill; cleverness.
Origin:
1520–30; < L dexteritās readiness, equiv. to dexter- (s. of dexter) skillful + -itās -ity
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dex·ter·i·ty   (děk-stěr'ĭ-tē)   
n.  

  1. Skill and grace in physical movement, especially in the use of the hands; adroitness.

  2. Mental skill or adroitness; cleverness.


[French dextérité, from Latin dexteritās, from dexter, skillful; see dexter.]
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Main Entry: dex·ter·i·ty
Pronunciation: dek-'ster-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : readiness and grace in physical activity; especially : skill and ease in using the hands
2 : mental skill or quickness
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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