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Princeton's WordNet

  1. right-handedness, dextralitynoun

    preference for using the right hand

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  1. dextralitynoun

    The state of being dextral

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Dextralitynoun

    The state of being on the right, not the left, side.

    Etymology: from dextral.

    If there were a determinate prepotency in the right, and such as ariseth from a constant root in nature, we might expect the same in other animals, whose parts are also differenced by dextrality. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iv. c. 5.

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  1. dextrality

    Dextrality refers to the predominance or superiority of the right hand or right side, often in the context of handedness. It can also refer to right-handed spiral direction in certain fields like biology and geology. It is derived from the Latin word "dexter" meaning "right". Essentially, it is the state or quality of being right-handed or having a preference for using the right hand or side.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dextralitynoun

    the state of being on the right-hand side; also, the quality of being right-handed; right-handedness

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dextrality in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dextrality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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