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Left
left atrioventricular valve
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left atrium of the heart
Left Bank
Left bank of a river
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Left center
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left; "the batter flied out to left" [syn: left field, leftfield, left]
2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate) [syn: left field, leftfield]
Merriam Webster's
noun Date: 18571. the position of the player defending left field2. the part of the baseball outfield to the left looking out from the plate3. a. a state or position far from the mainstream (as of prevailing opinion) < they were really out in left field with that idea >b. a source of the unexpected or illogical< that question came out of left field > • left fielder noun
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
1. If you say that someone or something has come out of left field or is out in left field, you mean that they are untypical, unusual, or strange in some way. The question came out of left field, but Mary Ann wasn't really surprised... He is, like most theorists, out there in left field, ignoring the experimental evidence. N-SING: usu prep N 2. Left-field means slightly odd or unusual. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL) ...a left-field cabaret act... Her parents were creative and left-field and wanted Polly to become a singer or a truck driver. = unconventional ADJ: usu ADJ n
