duodecimo


du·o·dec·i·mo

D0427700 (do͞o′ə-dĕs′ə-mō′, dyo͞o′-)n. pl. du·o·dec·i·mos 1. The size (5 by 7 3/4 inches) of book pages formed by folding single sheets from a printing press into 12 leaves each.2. A book composed of pages of this size. In both senses also called twelvemo.
[Latin (in) duodecimō, (in) a twelfth, ablative of duodecimus, twelfth; see duodecimal.]

duodecimo

(ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪˌməʊ) n, pl -mos1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called: twelvemo a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper into twelve leaves. Often written: 12mo or 12° 2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a book of this size[C17: from Latin phrase in duodecimō in twelfth, from duodecim twelve]

du•o•dec•i•mo

(ˌdu əˈdɛs əˌmoʊ, ˌdyu-)

n., pl. -mos,
adj. n. 1. a book size of about 5 x 7½ in. (13 x 19 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 12 leaves or 24 pages. Symbol: 12 mo, 12° 2. a book of this size. adj. 3. in duodecimo; twelvemo. Also called twelvemo. [1650–60; short for Latin in duodecimō in twelfth]
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