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sinister
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sinister /si·nis·ter/ (sin´is-ter) [L.] left; on the left side.
sin·is·ter (sn-str)
adj.
1. Presaging trouble; ominous.
2. On the left side; left.
sinister
[sin′istər]
Etymology: L
1 left, at the left side, at the left hand.
2 ominous, potentially dangerous; threatening.
sinister [sin´is-ter] (L.)
left; on the left side.
sinister
[L.] left; on the left side.
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