Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25" or 381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides).

    the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves

  2. A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25" or 381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides).

    (UK, countable, uncountable)Quarto writing paper (10 inches x 8 inches)

  3. (countable, uncountable)A book size, corresponding to the paper size.

Origin

From Latin quartus (“fourth”).

From Latin quartus (“fourth”).

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Forms

plural: quartos
Singularquarto
Pluralquartos

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
book size:Q
paper size:4to4º
Close in meaning
  • the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves:4to

Word family

5 related words

See also

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