verso

[vur-soh]

ver·so

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

Origin:
1830–40; short for Latin in versō foliō on the turned leaf
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Verso is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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verso (ˈvɜːsəʊ)
 
n , pl -sos
1.  a.  the back of a sheet of printed paper
 b.  Compare recto Also called: reverso the left-hand pages of a book, bearing the even numbers
2.  the side of a coin opposite to the obverse; reverse
 
[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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