"dextrograde" meaning in English

See dextrograde in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From dextro- + -grade. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|id=direction}}, {{af|en|dextro-|-grade}} dextro- + -grade Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dextrograde (not comparable)
  1. Of a writing system: written from left to right, such as in the Latin alphabet. Tags: not-comparable
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