opisthograph

[uh-pis-thuh-graf, -grahf]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of opisthograph¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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