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sinister
adjective
inauspicious, ominous, unlucky
evil, seeming to be evil.
of the left side.
(
heraldry
): the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.
Translations:
Italian: sinistra
Spanish: siniestro , izquierdo
(
trans-bottom
)
French: sénestre
German: linker
(
trans-mid
)
Etymology:
From Latin
sinister
"left hand".Old French
Sinistra
"left"Middle English
Sinistre
"unlucky"
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