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verso

verso noun: the back side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal;.

Noun

verso (plural versos)

  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;
    1. The left-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an even page number.

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Forms of verso

pluralversos

Plural of verso: versos

Origin of verso

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”).

Questions about verso

What does verso mean?
Verso means the back side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal;.
What part of speech is verso?
Verso is a noun.
What is the plural of verso?
The plural of verso is versos.

Words near verso in the dictionary

  1. versiprose
  2. versiproses
  3. versive
  4. Versluis
  5. Versluises
  6. verso
  7. Versoix
  8. versor
  9. versors
  10. versos
  11. verspecies

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