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1. (n.) obverse
the side of a coin, medal, flag, etc., that bears the principal design
2. obverse
the front or principal surface of anything.
3. obverse
a counterpart.
4. obverse
a proposition obtained from another by obversion.
5. (adj.) obverse
facing the observer.
6. obverse
corresponding to something else as a counterpart.
7. obverse
having the base narrower than the top, as a leaf.
Etymology: (1650–60; < L obversus turned toward or against, ptp. of obvertere=ob-ob-+vertere to turn)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) obverse
the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides
"the obverse of this issue"
2. (noun) obverse
the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Obverse
having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than the top, as a leaf
2. (adj) Obverse
the face of a coin which has the principal image or inscription upon it; -- the other side being the reverse
3. (adj) Obverse
anything necessarily involved in, or answering to, another; the more apparent or conspicuous of two possible sides, or of two corresponding things
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