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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  left field \left` field"\, leftfield \left`field"\n. (Baseball)
     the part of the outfield on the catcher's or batter's left.
  
     Syn: left.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  left field
       n 1: the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
            [syn: 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)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  left field
     n.
     1 (lb en baseball) The part of a baseball field which is beyond the
  infield and to the left of a person standing on home plate and facing
  the pitcher.
     2 (lb en baseball) The defensive position in the outfield to the
  left.
     3 (lb en figurative) An unexpected, bizarre, or unwatched source
  (especially in the phrases ''out of left field'' and ''from left
  field'').
     4 (lb en figurative) An unusual or unexpected position, or a
  viewpoint held by very few others in contrast to the majority viewpoint
  (especially in the phrases ''out in left field'' and ''way out in left
  field'')

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  left field
     n.
     1 (lb en baseball) The part of a baseball field which is beyond the
  infield and to the left of a person standing on home plate and facing
  the pitcher.
     2 (lb en baseball) The defensive position in the outfield to the
  left.
     3 (lb en figurative) An unexpected, bizarre, or unwatched source
  (especially in the phrases ''out of left field'' and ''from left
  field'').
     4 (lb en figurative) An unusual or unexpected position, or a
  viewpoint held by very few others in contrast to the majority viewpoint
  (especially in the phrases ''out in left field'' and ''way out in left
  field'')

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  left field
     n.
     1 (lb en baseball) The part of a baseball field which is beyond the
  infield and to the left of a person standing on home plate and facing
  the pitcher.
     2 (lb en baseball) The defensive position in the outfield to the
  left.
     3 (lb en figurative) An unexpected, bizarre, or unwatched source
  (especially in the phrases ''out of left field'' and ''from left
  field'').
     4 (lb en figurative) An unusual or unexpected position, or a
  viewpoint held by very few others in contrast to the majority viewpoint
  (especially in the phrases ''out in left field'' and ''way out in left
  field'')

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  left field
     n.
     1 (lb en baseball) The part of a baseball field which is beyond the
  infield and to the left of a person standing on home plate and facing
  the pitcher.
     2 (lb en baseball) The defensive position in the outfield to the
  left.
     3 (lb en figurative) An unexpected, bizarre, or unwatched source
  (especially in the phrases ''out of left field'' and ''from left
  field'').
     4 (lb en figurative) An unusual or unexpected position, or a
  viewpoint held by very few others in contrast to the majority viewpoint
  (especially in the phrases ''out in left field'' and ''way out in left
  field'')

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