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sixteenmo
[ siks-teen-moh ]
noun
, plural six·teen·mos.
- Also called sextodecimo. a book size (about 4×6 inches; 10×15 centimeters) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 16 leaves or 32 pages.
- a book of this size. : 16mo, 16°
adjective
- printed, folded, or bound in sixteenmo; sextodecimo.
sixteenmo
/ ˈsɪksˈtiːnməʊ /
noun
- Also calledsextodecimo a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper into 16 leaves or 32 pages, each one sixteenth the size of the sheet Often written16mo16°
- a book of this size
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sixteenmo1
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Example Sentences
Other sizes occasionally used are called “sixteenmo” or “sextodecimo,” “eighteenmo” or “octodecimo,” etc.
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