verso
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soʊ 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
1830–40; short for Latin in versō foliō on the turned leaf
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| —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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Verso
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example sentences
Some artworks are identified by inscriptions in pencil on verso of the photo mounts.
Some photographs have captions on verso, many have no captions.
The next recto page displayed the floor patterns of each figure of the dance and the final verso page was reserved for the music.
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