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duodecimo

[ doo-uh-des-uh-moh, dyoo- ]

noun

, plural du·o·dec·i·mos.
  1. Also called twelvemo. a book size of about 5 × 7½ inches (13 × 19 centimeters), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 12 leaves or 24 pages. : 12 mo, 12°
  2. a book of this size.


adjective

  1. in duodecimo; twelvemo.

duodecimo

/ ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪˌməʊ /

noun

  1. Also calledtwelvemo a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper into twelve leaves Often written12mo12°
  2. a book of this size
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of duodecimo1

First recorded in 1650–60; short for Latin in duodecimō “in twelfth”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of duodecimo1

C17: from Latin phrase in duodecimō in twelfth, from duodecim twelve
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Example Sentences

I handled the little duodecimo with suspicion; then gave it back.

It consists of 540 duodecimo pages, crammed with matter enough to fill two volumes of the same dimensions.

She put her hand in with a thrill of joy at her audacity, and brought out an old duodecimo of battered calf-skin.

There is a miscellany in three volumes duodecimo published here, where there are many good pieces.

In one large duodecimo volume, sheep, or extra cloth, with nearly two hundred wood-cuts.

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