English Explanatory Dictionary

verso

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The back side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal;
  2. The left-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an even page number.

Pronunciation

En-us-verso.oga

Word forms

verso versos

Etymology

From Latin in versō foliō (“on the turned leaf, on the turned page”), the ablative case of the Latin versus (“turned, changed”) from the perfect passive participle of vertō (“turn”). Compare rēctus (“right”).

Synonyms

back flipside backside reverse reverso

Antonyms

recto obverse

Translations

Bulgarian: обратна страна Finnish: kääntöpuoli French: verso Greek: πίσω όψη Ido: reverso Italian: verso Russian: оборотная сторона́ Russian: реверс Spanish: dorso Spanish: reverso Swedish: baksida
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