opisthograph

[ uh-pis-thuh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on both sides of the leaves.

Word History and Origins

Origin of opisthograph¹

1615–25; < Latin opisthographus < Greek opisthógraphos; opistho-, -graph

Example Sentences

Such inscriptions are called opisthograph, that is, written behind.

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