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sinistrality

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Sin`is`tral´i`ty
n.1.The quality or state of being sinistral.

sinistrality
the condition of being left-handed. — sinistral, adj.
See also: Hands
the state or quality of being left-handed or oriented towards the left in other ways, as a shell with counterclockwise spirals. Also sinistration. — sinistral, adj.
See also: Left
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Noun1.sinistrality - preference for using the left hand
handedness, laterality - the property of using one hand more than the other


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Meanwhile, sinistrality, the condition of being left-handed gives us sinister, evoking evil, fear and mistrust.
Pathological left-handedness and familial sinistrality in relation to degree of mental retardation.
 
 
 
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