"recto" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛk.toʊ/ Forms: rectos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin rēctō foliō (“on the right leaf, on the right page”), the ablative case of the Latin rēctus (“right”). Compare versus (“turned”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|rēctō}} Latin rēctō Head templates: {{en-noun}} recto (plural rectos)
  1. The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.
    Sense id: en-recto-en-noun-kELTVIkR Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 31 38
  2. The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.
    (printing) The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number.
    Categories (topical): Printing Translations (The right-hand page of a book): дясна страница (djasna stranica) (Bulgarian), recto [masculine] (French), δεξιά σελίδα (dexiá selída) [feminine] (Greek), averso (Ido), правая страни́ца (pravaja straníca) [feminine] (Russian), лицевая сторона́ (licevaja storoná) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-recto-en-noun-ow6Lyfvg Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 31 38 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'The right-hand page of a book': 0 95 5
  3. (law) A writ of right. Categories (topical): Law, Directives
    Sense id: en-recto-en-noun-1d5Zro82 Disambiguation of Directives: 22 22 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 11 5 5 10 14 13 0 1 8 7 7 14 0 1 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 7 7 13 13 11 0 1 6 8 8 13 0 1 0 0 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 28 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 30 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 28 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 29 29 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 27 27 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 28 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 31 42 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (front side of a flat object): front Related terms: recto- Translations (The front side of a flat object): líc (Czech), recto [masculine] (French), anverso [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'front side of a flat object': 42 42 17 Disambiguation of 'The front side of a flat object': 42 42 15

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "djasna stranica",
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        },
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        "A writ of right."
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "The front side of a flat object",
      "word": "líc"
    },
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    },
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      "sense": "The right-hand page of a book",
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    },
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "The right-hand page of a book",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "правая страни́ца"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "licevaja storoná",
      "sense": "The right-hand page of a book",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "лицевая сторона́"
    }
  ],
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    "Recto and verso"
  ],
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}

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