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fourhandedness

fourhandedness noun: the state or quality of being fourhanded; having or using four hands.

Noun

fourhandedness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being fourhanded; having or using four hands.
    • A primary and persistently ground-living form does not develop fourhandedness. The present forelimb of the hominids is incomprehensible without prior arboreal life.1964, Jack Hale Prost, Readings on human evolution, page 15

Forms of fourhandedness

alternative formfour-handedness

Origin of fourhandedness

From fourhanded + -ness.

Questions about fourhandedness

What does fourhandedness mean?
Fourhandedness means the state or quality of being fourhanded; having or using four hands.
What part of speech is fourhandedness?
Fourhandedness is a noun.

Words near fourhandedness in the dictionary

  1. fourgons
  2. fourgram
  3. fourgrams
  4. fourhanded
  5. fourhandedly
  6. fourhandedness
  7. fourhorn sculpin
  8. fourhorn sculpins
  9. fourice
  10. Fourier
  11. Fourier analysis

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