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octodecimo
[ ok-tuh-des-uh-moh ]
noun
, plural oc·to·dec·i·mos
- a book size of about 4 × 6 1/4 inches (10 × 16 centimeters), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 18 leaves or 36 pages. : 18mo, 18°
- a book of this size.
adjective
- in octodecimo.
octodecimo
/ ˌɒktəʊˈdɛsɪməʊ /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of octodecimo1
First recorded in 1855–60; short for New Latin in octōdecimō “in an eighteenth (of a sheet)”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of octodecimo1
C18: from New Latin phrase in octodecimo in an eighteenth (of a whole sheet)
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Example Sentences
Other sizes occasionally used are called “sixteenmo” or “sextodecimo,” “eighteenmo” or “octodecimo,” etc.
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