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dextrality

[ dek-stral-i-tee ]

noun

  1. the state or quality of having the right side or its parts or members different from and, usually, more efficient than the left side or its parts or members; right-handedness.
  2. preference for using the right hand or side. Compare sinistrality.
  3. Zoology. the state of being dextral.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dextrality1

First recorded in 1640–50; dextral + -ity

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