left and right

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left and right

Summary

left and right is a binary opposition[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (binary_opposition category, ranking #12 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • left and right's instance of is recorded as binary opposition[3].
  • left and right is a type of body relative direction[4].
  • left and right's Commons category is recorded as Left and right[5].
  • left and right is the opposite of down and up[6].
  • left and right is the opposite of backwards and forwards[7].
  • left and right comprises left[8].
  • left and right comprises right[9].
  • left and right's facet of is recorded as body relative direction[10].
  • left and right's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • left and right's has characteristic is recorded as left-right vertical plane[12].

Body

Definition and Type

left and right's instance of is recorded as binary opposition[3]. It is a type of body relative direction[4]. Recorded opposite of include down and up[6] and backwards and forwards[7].

Use and Application

Components include left[8], a body relative direction[13] and right[9], a body relative direction[14].

Why It Matters

left and right draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (binary_opposition category, ranking #12 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of down and up, backwards and forwards
    Instance of
    Has characteristic left-right vertical plane
    Described by source Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 24757, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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