contourné

adjective

Facing sinister instead of dexter.

OriginFrench contourné ← Latin con- →
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Meanings

adjectivecontourné (not comparable)

alternative contourny

  1. not comparableetcgovernmentFacing sinister instead of dexter.

Origin

  1. Latincon-“altogether, completely”
  2. Frenchcontourné
  3. Englishcontourné

From French contourné, from Latin con- (“altogether, completely”) and tornāre (“to make round”).

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APA

contourné. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contourn%C3%A9

MLA

“contourné.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contourn%C3%A9. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contourné,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contourn%C3%A9.

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