recto
[ rek-toh ]
noun,plural rec·tos.Printing.
a right-hand page of an open book or manuscript; the front of a leaf (opposed to verso).
Origin of recto
11815–25; <Late Latin rēctō (foliō) on the right-hand (leaf or page), ablative of Latin rēctus right
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How to use recto in a sentence
Justum enim adjutorium meum à Domino, qui salvos facit rectos corde.
Henry the Sixth | John Blacman
British Dictionary definitions for recto
recto
/ (ˈrɛktəʊ) /
nounplural -tos
the front of a sheet of printed paper
the right-hand pages of a book, bearing the odd numbers: Compare verso (def. 1b)
Origin of recto
1C19: from Latin rectus right, in rectō foliō on the right-hand page
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