Meaning of OBVERSE
| Pronunciation: | | 'âbvurs
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- [n] the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design
- [n] the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue"
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| | Antonyms: | | reverse, verso | | |
| | See Also: | | alternative, choice, coin, head, option, side | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ob*verse"\, a. [L. obversus, p. p. of obvertere. See
{Obvert}.]
Having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than
the top, as a leaf.
\Ob"verse\, n. [Cf.F. obverse, obvers. See {Obverse},
a.]
1. The face of a coin which has the principal image or
inscription upon it; -- the other side being the reverse.
2. Anything necessarily involved in, or answering to,
another; the more apparent or conspicuous of two possible
sides, or of two corresponding things.
The fact that it [a belief] invariably exists being
the obverse of the fact that there is no alternative
belief. --H. Spencer.
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