recti-
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recti-
(word root) straightExamples of words with the root recti-: rectify
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recti-
or before a vowelrect-
combining form
straight or right: rectilinear; rectangle.
[from Latin rectus]
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rec•ti
(ˈrɛk taɪ)n.
pl. of rectus.
recti-
a combining form meaning “right,” “straight”: rectilinear.
[< Late Latin rēcti-, comb. form of Latin rēctus right]
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