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contourné

contourné adjective: facing sinister instead of dexter.

Adjective

contourné (not comparable)

  1. (etc) Facing sinister instead of dexter.

Forms of contourné

alternative formcontourny

Origin of contourné

From French contourné, from Latin con- (“altogether, completely”) and tornāre (“to make round”).

Questions about contourné

What does contourné mean?
Contourné means facing sinister instead of dexter.
What part of speech is contourné?
Contourné is an adjective.

Words near contourné in the dictionary

  1. contourless
  2. contourlessness
  3. contourlet
  4. contourlets
  5. contourny
  6. contourné
  7. contours
  8. contr
  9. contr.
  10. contra
  11. Contra Bourdon

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