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rec·to  (rkt)

n. pl. rec·tos

A right-hand page of a book or the front side of a leaf, on the other side of the verso.

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[From Latin (foli) rct, (the leaf) being right, ablative of rctus, straight, right; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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recto [ˈrɛktəʊ]

n pl -tos

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the front of a sheet of printed paper

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the right-hand pages of a book, bearing the odd numbers Compare verso [1b]

[from Latin rectus right, in rectō foliō on the right-hand page]

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recto - right-hand page page - one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains verso - left-hand page