"cross-handedness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crosshandedness [alternative]
Etymology: From cross- + handed + -ness. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|cross-|handed|-ness}} cross- + handed + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cross-handedness (uncountable)
  1. The use of the nondominant hand, or lack of clear right- or left-handedness. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-cross-handedness-en-noun-4sIEhM~y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross-, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. The property of being cross-handed. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-cross-handedness-en-noun-a3K~0BLd

Alternative forms

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