thirty-twomo

[thur-tee-too-moh]

thir·ty-two·mo

[thur-tee-too-moh] noun, plural thir·ty-two·mos, adjective
noun
1.
a book size of about 31/4 × 51/2 inches (8.3 × 14 cm), determined by printing on sheets that are folded to form 32 leaves or 64 pages. Symbol: 32mo, 32°
2.
a book of this size.
adjective
3.
printed, folded, or bound as a thirty-twomo.

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Thirty-twomo is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1765–75; thirty-two + -mo
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thirty-twomo (ˌθɜːtɪˈtuːməʊ)
 
n , pl -mos
32mo, Often written: 32° a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper into 32 leaves or 64 pages

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