verso

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvɜːsəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vûr′sō)

Inflections of 'verso' (n): npl: versos

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ver•so  (vûr′sō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sos. [Print.]
  1. Printinga left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
  • short for Latin in versō foliō on the turned leaf 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
verso / ˈvɜːsəʊ/ ( -sos)
  1. the back of a sheet of printed paper
  2. Also called: reverso the left-hand pages of a book, bearing the even numbers
    Compare recto
  3. the side of a coin opposite to the obverse; reverse
Etymology: 19th Century: from the New Latin phrase versō foliō the leaf having been turned, from Latin vertere to turn + folium a leaf
'verso' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
CIP - V, v - f.v. - folio verso - oversocial - oversocialize - pollice verso - recto - reverso - v. - vo.

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