Recto definition

rĕktō

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A right-hand page of a book or the front side of a leaf, on the other side of the verso.

noun

Any right-hand page of a book.

noun

The front side of a leaf.

noun

Rectum, rectum and.

Rectocele.

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

noun

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

noun

(law) A writ of right.

noun

Other Word Forms

Singular:

recto

Plural:

rectos

< L rectum: see rectum

From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
From Latin (foliō) rēctō (the leaf) being right ablative of rēctus straight, right reg- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin rÄ“ctō foliō (“on the right leaf, on the right page"), the ablative of the Latin rÄ“ctus (“right"). Confer versus (“turned").

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