octodecimo

octodecimo
/ok'teuh des"euh moh'/, n., pl. octodecimos for 2, adj.
n.
1. a book size of about 4 × 6 1/4 in. (10 × 16 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 18 leaves or 36 pages. Symbol: 18mo, 18°
2. a book of this size.
adj.
3. in octodecimo. Also called eighteenmo.
[1855-60; short for NL in octodecimo in an eighteenth (of a sheet)]

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  • octodecimo — [ˌɒktəʊ dɛsɪməʊ] noun (plural octodecimos) a size of book page resulting from folding each printed sheet into eighteen leaves (thirty six pages). Origin C19: from L. in octodecimo in an eighteenth , from octodecimus eighteenth …   English new terms dictionary

  • octodecimo —   n. book size.    ♦ demy octodecimo, 5 3/ 4 x 3 3/ 4 in (abbr. 18mo.) …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • octodecimo — n. (pl. os) 1 a size of book or page given by folding a standard sheet into eighteen leaves. 2 a book or sheet of this size. Etymology: in octodecimo f. L octodecimus eighteenth …   Useful english dictionary

  • octodecimo — noun a) A size of a sheet of paper resulting from folding and cutting a sheet of paper into eighteenths (3.5 4.5 x 4.9 5.9 ). b) A book consisting of pages of that size. Syn: 18mo, eighteenmo, 18°, T …   Wiktionary

  • octodecimo — oc·to·dec·i·mo …   English syllables

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