Definitions For Duodecimo

Noun

DUODECIMO (plural DUODECIMOs) (paper, printing) A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide. A sheet or page of that size. (printing) A book having pages of that size.

Synonyms

paper size twelvemo, 12mo, {{l, mul, 12º, 12º, , pos=, tr=, sc=Latn}} book size twelvemo, 12mo, {{l, mul, 12º, 12º, , pos=, tr=, sc=Latn}}, D

Translations

Catalan: dotzè, m Dutch: duodecimo, n Catalan: dotzè, m Dutch: duodecimo, n French: in-duodecimo, in-douze, in-12º

See also

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Etymology

{{etyl, la, en}} ablative of duodecimus, , twelfth (from duodecim 'twelve', from duo 'two' + decem 'ten')