verso — meaning in English

English meaning

• reverse adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.
• verse noun Writing arranged with rhythm and often rhyme, as in poetry.

Senses

verso is used for these senses in English:

• overleaf On 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.
• reverse The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side. [from 18th c.]
• verse One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
• verso (printing) The left-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an even page number.

reverse — full definition

1. adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.
2. noun The opposite of something; the other side.
3. noun The gear that makes a vehicle travel backward.
4. verb To move backward, or to turn something to face the opposite way.

verse — full definition

1. noun Writing arranged with rhythm and often rhyme, as in poetry.
2. noun One repeated section of a song's lyrics, distinct from the chorus.
3. noun A single numbered line or short section of a religious text such as the Bible or Quran.

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