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verso en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Latin in versō foliō (“on the turned leaf, on the turned page”), the ablative case of the Latin versus (“turned, changed”) from the perfect passive participle of vertō (“turn”). Compare rēctus (“right”).

Meanings

  1. The back side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal;
  2. The back side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal; ▸ The left-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an even page number.

Forms

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versos Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

obverse (antonym(s) of “back side of a flat object”) · recto (antonym(s) of “left-hand page of a book”) · recto (antonym(s) of “back side of a flat object”)

Synonyms

back (back side of a flat object) · reverse (back side of a flat object) · reverso (left-hand page of a book) · backside (back side of a flat object) · flipside (back side of a flat object)

Translations (23)

io reverso (the left-hand page of a book) · bg лява страница (the left-hand page of a book) · it verso (the left-hand page of a book) · sv baksida (the left-hand page of a book) · it verso (the back side of a flat object) · ru оборотная сторона́ (the back side of a flat object) · io reverso (the back side of a flat object) · sv vänstersida (the left-hand page of a book) · fr verso (the left-hand page of a book) · el οπίσθια σελίδα (the left-hand page of a book) · fi kääntöpuoli (the back side of a flat object) · pt verso (the left-hand page of a book) · ro verso (the left-hand page of a book) · es dorso (the back side of a flat object) · el πίσω όψη (the back side of a flat object) · bg обратна страна (the back side of a flat object) · es reverso (the back side of a flat object) · fi vasen sivu (the left-hand page of a book) · el αριστερή σελίδα (the left-hand page of a book) · ru левая страни́ца (the left-hand page of a book) · fr verso (the back side of a flat object) · ru реверс (the back side of a flat object) · sv baksida (the back side of a flat object)

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