duodecimo

[ doo-uh-des-uh-moh, dyoo- ]

noun

, plural du·o·dec·i·mos.

1. 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°
2. a book of this size.

adjective

1. in duodecimo; twelvemo.

duodecimo

/ ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪˌməʊ /

noun

1. Also calledtwelvemo a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper into twelve leaves Often written12mo12°
2. a book of this size

Word History and Origins

Origin of duodecimo¹

First recorded in 1650–60; short for Latin in duodecimō “in twelfth”

Word History and Origins

Origin of duodecimo¹

C17: from Latin phrase in duodecimō in twelfth, from duodecim twelve

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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