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noun, plural -tos. Printing.
a right-hand page of an open book or manuscript; the front of a leaf (opposed to verso).
Origin:
1815–25; < Late Latin rēctō (foliō) on the right-hand (leaf or page), ablative of Latin rēctus right
1815–25; < Late Latin rēctō (foliō) on the right-hand (leaf or page), ablative of Latin rēctus right
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Recto
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| recto (ˈrɛktəʊ) | |
| —n , pl -tos | |
| 1. | the front of a sheet of printed paper |
| 2. | Compare verso the right-hand pages of a book, bearing the odd numbers |
| [C19: from Latin rectus right, in rectō foliō on the right-hand page] | |
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