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dexter definition

dex·ter (deks′tər)

adjective

  1. of or on the right-hand side
  2. Obsolete auspicious because seen on the right
  3. Heraldry on the right-hand side of a shield (the left as seen by the viewer)

Etymology: L dexter, right, to the right < IE *des- < base *de-, to take: see decent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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