What does "verso" mean in Latin?
1. A left-hand page of a book or the reverse side of a leaf, as opposed to the recto. 2. The back of a coin or medal. [New Latin versō (foliō), (with the page) turned, verso, from Latin versō, ablative of versus, past participle of vertere, to turn; see version .]
What is the back of a book called?
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a. the back of a sheet of printed paper. b. Also called: reverso the left-hand pages of a book, bearing the even numbers. Compare recto. 2. the side of a coin opposite to the obverse; reverse.