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right-handedness

right-handedness In this historical source, right-handedness means the usual greater skill or superiority of the right hand over the left.

In this historical source, right-handedness means the usual greater skill or superiority of the right hand over the left. It is contrasted with ambidexterity, where both hands are used with equal or nearly equal ability.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Ambidextrous” (Ambidextrous).
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