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Proper left

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The direction which is to the left from an object's perspective, the direction 90 degrees counter-clockwise from the front. uncountable

    "The key in the lock served to open the proper left-hand door, while the proper right door was secured by a hook and eye of forged iron […]"

Etymology

proper (in the sense of "its own") + left; from Latin proprius.

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