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anopisthograph

American

[an-uh-pis-thuh-graf, -grahf] / ˌæn əˈpɪs θəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on only one side of the leaves.

Other Word Forms

anopisthographic adjective
anopisthographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of anopisthograph

First recorded in 1870–75; an- ¹ + opisthograph

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