verso

[ vur-soh ]

See synonyms for verso on Thesaurus.com

noun,plural ver·sos.Printing.

a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).

Origin of verso

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

Words Nearby verso

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use verso in a sentence

First edition, with engraving by G. Van der Gucht on the verso of the half-title.
A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) | Various
The title and letter-press of the two issues are identical, and the three errata on A2 verso are uncorrected.
A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) | Various
Collation: Title designed and engraved by Isaac Taylor, one leaf (verso blank).
A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) | Various
Collation: Title printed from a copper-plate, with vignette of the Ass, No. 1, one leaf (verso blank).
A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) | Various
Collation: Title with square printer's ornament, A1 (verso blank).
A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) | Various

British Dictionary definitions for verso

verso

/ (ˈvɜːsəʊ) /

nounplural -sos

- the back of a sheet of printed paper
- Also called: reverso the left-hand pages of a book, bearing the even numbers: Compare recto
the side of a coin opposite to the obverse; reverse

Origin of verso

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Browse