opisthography

English

Etymology

opistho- +‎ -graphy

Noun

opisthography (uncountable)

1. A writing upon the back of anything, as upon the back of a sheet already written upon on one side.
   • 1822, The Eclectic Review:

     Of this description are ,odontalgia , otalgia , lychnobite , pseudodox , asmatography , opisthography , alectoromachy , opsimathy , addephagy, & c .

Related terms

• opisthographic

References

• “opisthography”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.