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Decimosexto

Dec`i*mo*sex"to\, n. [Prop., in sixteenth; fr. L. decimus tenth + sextus sixth.] A book consisting of sheets, each of which is folded into sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of book; -- usually written 16mo or 16[deg].

Decimosexto

Dec`i*mo*sex"to\, a. Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; as, a decimosexto form, book, leaf, size.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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