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–noun
1.
Military
.
a.
a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
b.
the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
2.
rightabout
(
def. 2
)
.
3.
any complete reversal, as of conduct or opinion.
Also,
right⋅a⋅bout-face,
right-a⋅bout-face.
Origin:
1805–15
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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