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Definition of recto
rectos
1 : the side of a leaf (as of a manuscript) that is to be read first
2 : a right-hand page — compare verso
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Origin and Etymology of recto
New Latin recto (folio) on the right-hand leaf
Other Printing Terms
epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow
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