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Meaning of 'obverse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Obverse [ a.]
- Having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than the top, as a leaf.
- The face of a coin which has the principal image or inscription upon it; -- the other side being the reverse.
- Anything necessarily involved in, or answering to, another; the more apparent or conspicuous of two possible sides, or of two corresponding things.

Meaning of 'obverse' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . obverse [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides
Example in sentence:
  • the obverse of this issue

Nearby Words:

obvention obversant obversely obversion obvert obverted obverting obviate obviated obviating

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