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duodecimo

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du⋅o⋅dec⋅i⋅mo

  [doo-uh-des-uh-moh, dyoo-] noun, plural -mos, adjective
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–noun
1. Also called twelvemo. a book size of about 5 × 7 1/2 in. (13 × 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.
–adjective
3. in duodecimo; twelvemo.
Origin:
1650–60; short for L in duodecimō in twelfth
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du·o·dec·i·mo   (dōō'ə-děs'ə-mō', dyōō'-)   
n.   pl. du·o·dec·i·mos In both senses also called twelvemo.

  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.


[Latin (in) duodecimō, (in) a twelfth, ablative of duodecimus, twelfth; see duodecimal.]
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