recto.
The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.
Meaning & usage
The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.
The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal. The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number.
A writ of right.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin rēctō foliō (“on the right leaf, on the right page”), the ablative case of the Latin rēctus (“right”). Compare versus (“turned”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.