Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

vigesimoquarto

 - 2 dictionary results

vi⋅ges⋅i⋅mo-quar⋅to

[vahy-jes-uh-moh-kwawr-toh] noun, plural -tos, adjective Bookbinding.

Origin:
1860–65

twen⋅ty-four⋅mo

[twen-tee-fawr-moh, -fohr-, twuhn-] noun, plural -mos, adjective
–noun
1. a book size of about 3 5/8 × 5 1/8 in. (9 × 13 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 24 leaves or 48 pages.
2. a book of this size. Symbol: 24mo, 24°
–adjective
3. in twenty-fourmo.
Also called vigesimoquarto.


Origin:
1835–45; twenty-four + -mo
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To vigesimoquarto
Search another word or see vigesimoquarto on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: