ambidexterity
AmericanEtymology
Origin of ambidexterity
First recorded in 1645–55; ambidexter + -ity
Example Sentences
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But Yeoh has defied this, cultivating a sort of full-body ambidexterity, shifting at will between modes of movement that have lived in her for years.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022
But in basketball — as in soccer and lacrosse — ambidexterity is encouraged.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2019
In a subsequent study of 105 USA tech companies she’s studying how CEO humility facilitates organizational ambidexterity.
From Forbes • Oct. 26, 2013
For instance, in the early 20th century English propagandist John Jackson established the Ambidextral Culture Society in pursuit of universal ambidexterity and “two-brainedness” for the betterment of society.
From Scientific American • Mar. 24, 2013
Hence: Versatility; general readiness; as, ambidexterity of argumentation.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
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