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right
adj.
387 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) Straight, not crooked;
right entraille (gut)
, the rectum;
reule right
, aligned straight as a ruler; (b) of a road, journey, etc.: direct;
right wei
, direct way, nearest way; (c) in
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