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| ob·verse [ ób vùrss ] |
noun (plural ob·vers·es) |
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1. main side of coin or medal: the side of a coin or medal that has the more important design on it, especially a head.
See also reversen (sense 6)
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2. counterpart: a counterpart, complement, or opposite
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3. logic equivalent categorical proposition: a proposition derived from another proposition by denying it and then negating the predicate. The obverse of "Everything is possible" is "Nothing is impossible."
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adjective |
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1. visible: facing an observer
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2. being counterpart: forming a counterpart to something else
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3. botany narrower at base: describes a leaf that is narrower at the base than the tip
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin obversus, past participle of obvertere (see obvert)] |
