Verso

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)səʊ

Origin

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

Full definition of verso

Noun

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

Synonyms

• (back side of a flat object) back, flipside

Antonyms

• (back side of a flat object) recto, obverse

Anagrams

• overs
• roves
• servo