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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

横の

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yoko no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lateral/ˈlæt.ər.əl/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"建物には横の入口があります。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Of, at, towards, or from the side or sides.

    "The plant showed strong lateral growth along the garden wall."
As noun
  1. 1

    A lateral branch, passage, or movement, such as a sideways pass in American football.

    "The quarterback executed a brilliant lateral just before being tackled."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'lateralis', stemming from 'latus' meaning 'side', which entered Middle English via Old French in the 15th century. Over time, the term shifted from purely anatomical and directional descriptions to broad metaphorical uses in business, linguistics, and mechanics.

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