duodecimo
duodecimo · duodecimos
A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a…A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide.
Meaning
3 sensesA size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide.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.
A book having pages of that size.
Translations
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Latin ablative of duodecimus (“twelfth”) (from duodecim 'twelve', from duo 'two' + decem 'Latin ablative of duodecimus (“twelfth”) (from duodecim 'twelve', from duo 'two' + decem 'ten')
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