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opisthograph

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

noun

  1. a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on both sides of the leaves.

Etymology

Origin of opisthograph

1615–25; < Latin opisthographus < Greek opisthógraphos; opistho-, -graph

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Opisthograph′ic, written on both sides.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

Opisthograph, ō-pis′thō-graf, n. a manuscript or a slab inscribed on the back as well as the front.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

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