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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-rect-, root. - -rect- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "guide;
rule; right; straight.'' This meaning is found in such words as: correct, direct, erect, indirect, insurrection, misdirect, rectangle, rectify, rectitude, rector, rectum, resurrection.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rect-, - var. of recti- before a vowel:rectangle.
rect., - receipt.
- Mathematicsrectangle.
- Mathematicsrectangular.
- (in prescriptions) rectified.
- Religionrector.
- Religionrectory.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rec•ti (rek′tī),USA pronunciation n. - pl. of rectus.
recti-, - a combining form meaning "right,'' "straight,'' used in the formation of compound words:rectilinear.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] rect-. - Latin rēcti-, combining form of rēctus right
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