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English Dictionary: ambidexterity by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ambidexterity
n
  1. the property of being equally skillful with each hand [syn: ambidexterity, ambidextrousness]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ambidexterity \Am"bi*dex*ter"i*ty\, n.
      1. The quality of being ambidextrous; the faculty of using
            both hands with equal facility. Hence: Versatility;
            general readiness; as, ambidexterity of argumentation.
            --Sterne.
  
                     Ignorant I was of the human frame, and of its latent
                     powers, as regarded speed, force, and ambidexterity.
                                                                              --De Quincey.
  
      2. Double-dealing. (Law) A juror's taking of money from the
            both parties for a verdict.
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