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duodecimo
[ doo-uh-des-uh-moh, dyoo- ]
noun
, plural du·o·dec·i·mos.
- Also called twelvemo. a book size of about 5 × 7½ inches (13 × 19 centimeters), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 12 leaves or 24 pages. : 12 mo, 12°
- a book of this size.
adjective
- in duodecimo; twelvemo.
duodecimo
/ ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪˌməʊ /
noun
- Also calledtwelvemo a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper into twelve leaves Often written12mo12°
- a book of this size
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Word History and Origins
Origin of duodecimo1
First recorded in 1650–60; short for Latin in duodecimō “in twelfth”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of duodecimo1
C17: from Latin phrase in duodecimō in twelfth, from duodecim twelve
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Example Sentences
I handled the little duodecimo with suspicion; then gave it back.
From Project Gutenberg
It consists of 540 duodecimo pages, crammed with matter enough to fill two volumes of the same dimensions.
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She put her hand in with a thrill of joy at her audacity, and brought out an old duodecimo of battered calf-skin.
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There is a miscellany in three volumes duodecimo published here, where there are many good pieces.
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In one large duodecimo volume, sheep, or extra cloth, with nearly two hundred wood-cuts.
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