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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;
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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;
The left-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an even page number.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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noun
the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: reverse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: side
Narrower terms: tail
noun
left-hand page
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: recto
Broader terms: page
History
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”).
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
