VERSO
What does "VERSO" mean?
The left-hand page of an open book, or the reverse side of a printed leaf or coin.
Meanings
- The left-hand (even-numbered) page of an open book or manuscript. The illustration sits on the verso, facing the title. technical
- The back or reverse side of a printed sheet, coin, or medal. The artist's signature was on the verso of the print. technical
Did you know?
- In every conventionally bound book, the verso (left page) is always even-numbered and the recto (right page) always odd - which is why new chapters traditionally begin on the right.
Word origin
From Latin 'verso (folio)' meaning '(the leaf) having been turned', from 'vertere' ('to turn'); its counterpart is 'recto', the front or right-hand page.
Remember it
VERSO = the side you've turned to (Latin 'verso', turned); its partner RECTO is the 'right' page - Recto = Right, so VeRSO is the other one, the left.
A little poem
The recto greets you, bright and odd and new;
the verso, even, holds the line you flew.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why is the left page always so modest? Every verso knows its number is even, never odd.
What it teaches
Every page worth reading has a reverse side; the story is never only the face you're shown.
Quick facts
What does VERSO mean?
The left-hand page of an open book, or the reverse side of a printed leaf or coin.
Is VERSO a valid word?
Yes — VERSO is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is VERSO?
VERSO has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does VERSO come from?
From Latin 'verso (folio)' meaning '(the leaf) having been turned', from 'vertere' ('to turn'); its counterpart is 'recto', the front or right-hand page.
What can VERSO teach us?
Every page worth reading has a reverse side; the story is never only the face you're shown.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.