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lateral
adjective
noun
Lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body
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ˈlæt.ə.ɹəl
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adjective
Lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body
“Lateral lemniscus”
adjective
Situated at or extending to the side
“The lateral branches of a tree”
noun
A pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
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Lateral lemniscus
The lateral branches of a tree
{'source': 'Tennyson', 'text': 'shot out sidelong boughs'}
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