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recto-verso

French, adjective\ʁɛk.to.vɛʁ.so\

recto-verso is a French adjective meaning “double-sided, two-sided” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Des deux côtés - recto et verso - d’une feuille de papier”.

What does recto-verso mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    double-sided, two-sided

    Est-ce que le cours est en format recto-verso?

adverb

  1. 1

    in double-sided, as double-sided

    On n'imprime pas les partitions de musique recto-verso.

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Des deux côtés - recto et verso - d’une feuille de papier.

adverb: 1. Des deux côtés - recto et verso - d’une feuille de papier.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce recto-verso?

  • \ʁɛk.to.vɛʁ.so\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.