seventy-twomon.

Brit.

/ˌsɛvntɪˈtuːməʊ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛvən(t)iˈtumoʊ/

Forms: 1800s– 72mo, 1800s seventy-twomo.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English seventy-two , -mo suffix.

Etymology: < seventy-two ( < seventy adj. + two adj.) + -mo suffix. Compare earlier seventy-twos n. Compare also sixteenmo n., eighteenmo n., twentyfourmo n., etc.

A very small size of paper produced by cutting and folding a printing sheet to form 72 leaves (144 pages); a page of this size, or a book composed of such pages; = seventy-twos n. Also as a modifier designating a book with pages of this size.

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society > communication > book > kind of book > size of book > [noun] > seventy-twomo

seventy-twomo1814

1814 T. H. Horne Introd. Study Bibliogr. I. 289 A 72mo has 72 leaves—144 pages.

1824 J. Johnson Typographia II. p. ii Do. of 72mo. 3 sigs.

1882 J. Southward Pract. Printing (1884) 110 A variety of formes from folio to seventy-twomo.

1964 Serif July 14 The 72mo Horace (Leyden, 1627) reputed to be the smallest printed, sold for $4.10, a good price then for a curiosity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seventy-twomo
释义	seventy-twomon. Brit. /ˌsɛvntɪˈtuːməʊ/, U.S. /ˌsɛvən(t)iˈtumoʊ/ Forms: 1800s– 72mo, 1800s seventy-twomo. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English seventy-two , -mo suffix. Etymology: < seventy-two ( < seventy adj. + two adj.) + -mo suffix. Compare earlier seventy-twos n. Compare also sixteenmo n., eighteenmo n., twentyfourmo n., etc. A very small size of paper produced by cutting and folding a printing sheet to form 72 leaves (144 pages); a page of this size, or a book composed of such pages; = seventy-twos n. Also as a modifier designating a book with pages of this size. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > size of book > [noun] > seventy-twomo seventy-twomo1814 1814 T. H. Horne Introd. Study Bibliogr. I. 289 A 72mo has 72 leaves—144 pages. 1824 J. Johnson Typographia II. p. ii Do. of 72mo. 3 sigs. 1882 J. Southward Pract. Printing (1884) 110 A variety of formes from folio to seventy-twomo. 1964 Serif July 14 The 72mo Horace (Leyden, 1627) reputed to be the smallest printed, sold for $4.10, a good price then for a curiosity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1814
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