opisthograph

noun

opis·​tho·​graph

əˈpisthəˌgraf

: an ancient manuscript or tablet written or inscribed upon both the back and the front

opisthographic

⸗¦⸗⸗¦grafik

adjective

or opisthographical

-fə̇kəl

opisthography

ˌäpəsˈthägrəfē

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

Latin opisthographus written on the back, from Greek opisthographos, from opisth- + -graphos -graph

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