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verso

[ vur-soh ]
/ ˈvɜr soʊ /
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noun, plural ver·sos.Printing.
a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
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Origin of verso

1830–40; short for Latin in versō foliō on the turned leaf

Words nearby verso

version, versioning, vers libre, vers-librist, vers-libriste, verso, verst, versus, vert, vertebr-, vertebra
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Words related to verso

reversal, folio, leaf, recto, side, signature, surface, about-face, antipode, antithesis, back, bottom, contra, contradiction, contradictory, contrary, converse, counter, flip-flop, inverse

British Dictionary definitions for verso

verso
/ (ˈvɜːsəʊ) /
noun plural -sos
  1. the back of a sheet of printed paper
  2. Also called: reverso the left-hand pages of a book, bearing the even numbersCompare recto
the side of a coin opposite to the obverse; reverse

Word Origin for verso

C19: from the New Latin phrase versō foliō the leaf having been turned, from Latin vertere to turn + folium a leaf
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