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ambidextre

/ɑ̃.bi.dɛkstʁ/

adjective/ɑ̃.bi.dɛkstʁ/

ambidextrous (having equal ability with both hands)

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ambidexter (literally “right-handed on both sides”), from ambi- + dexter (whence French dextre).

noun, masculine/feminine/ɑ̃.bi.dɛkstʁ/plural: ambidextres

ambidextrous person

Related: ambidextrie, ambidextérité

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ambidexter (literally “right-handed on both sides”), from ambi- + dexter (whence French dextre).