noun
pl. -·tos- any right-hand page of a book
- the front side of a leaf
Origin of recto
from Modern Latin (folio) recto, on the right side of (a leaf) from L, ablative of rectus: see recti-recto
rec·torecto-
rectum, rectum and: rectocele
also, before a vowel, rect-
Origin of recto-
from Classical Latin rectum: see rectumWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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recto
noun
pl. rec·tosA right-hand page of a book or the front side of a leaf, on the other side of the verso.
Origin of recto
From Latin (foliō) rēctō (the leaf) being right ablative of rēctus straight, right ; see reg- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural rectos)
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