Meanings
- not comparableOn the other side of a sheet of paper (including a leaf of a book); thus, on the next page when flipping from a recto to the sequential verso.
The aim of this book is to answer the question WHAT DID GREEK PROSODY SOUND LIKE? The study of prosody stands at the intersection of a number of quite disparate disciplines, as illustrated in the diagram overleaf.
1994, A. M. Devine, Laurence D. Stephens, The Prosody of Greek Speech, Oxford University Press, page v1 more example
The more superficial beholder of the book's cover (a magnificent piece of artistry by the Venetian painter Gabriel Bella) will have failed to notice, on its continuation overleaf, the employee of an ancient jeu de paume who, having scaled the slanting roof of the gallery, is busily retrieving from the dusty recesses of the window-sill the stray tennis balls from below.
1998, Heiner Gillmeister, Tennis:Cultural History, page xi
Origin
Translations
Hungarian a túloldalon, a túlsó oldalon
- a túloldalonon the other side of a page
- a túlsó oldalonon the other side of a page
Irish lastall
- lastallon the other side of a page
Polish na odwrocie
- na odwrocieon the other side of a page
Portuguese verso
- versoon the other side of a page
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Cite this entry
overleaf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overleaf
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