verso

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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;

Similar
reversobackflipsidebacksidereverse
Opposite
rectoobverse
OriginLatin in versō foliō →
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Meanings

nounverso (plural versos)

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

      Synonyms: reverso

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
reverso

back side of a flat object

Similar
backflipsidebacksidereverse

antonym(s) of “back side of a flat object”

Opposite
rectoobverse

More synonyms by meaning

nounleft-hand page

Opposite
recto
Broader
page

nounthe side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design

Similar
reverse
Broader
side
Also see
backsidereversereverso

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinin versō foliō“on the turned leaf, on the turned page”
  2. Englishverso

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”).

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Translations

Bulgarian лява страница, обратна страна
  • лява страницаthe left-hand page of a book
  • обратна страна (obratna strana)the back side of a flat object
Finnish vasen sivu, kääntöpuoli
  • vasen sivuthe left-hand page of a book
  • kääntöpuolithe back side of a flat object
French verso, verso
  • versothe left-hand page of a book
  • versothe back side of a flat object
Greek αριστερή σελίδα, οπίσθια σελίδα
  • αριστερή σελίδα (aristerí selída)the left-hand page of a book
  • οπίσθια σελίδα (opísthia selída)the left-hand page of a book
  • πίσω όψη (píso ópsi)the back side of a flat object
Italian verso, verso
  • versothe left-hand page of a book
  • versothe back side of a flat object
Portuguese verso
  • versothe left-hand page of a book
Romanian verso
  • versothe left-hand page of a book
Russian левая страни́ца, оборотная сторона́
  • левая страни́ца (levaja straníca)the left-hand page of a book
  • оборотная сторона́ (oborotnaja storoná)the back side of a flat object
  • реверс (revers)the back side of a flat object
Spanish dorso, reverso
  • dorsothe back side of a flat object
  • reversothe back side of a flat object
Swedish baksida, vänstersida
  • baksidathe left-hand page of a book
  • vänstersidathe left-hand page of a book
  • baksidathe back side of a flat object

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

servoEvros
Cite this entry
APA

verso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verso

MLA

“verso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verso. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verso,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verso.

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