8vo

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

8vo (plural 8vos)

  1. (paper) Abbreviation of octavo., a page size (5"-6.25" x 7.5"-10").
  2. (printing) A book size, corresponding to the page size.

Synonyms[edit]

  • (page size):
  • (book size): , O

See also[edit]

English paper and book sizes
Latin folio quarto sexto octavo duodecimo sextodecimo octodecimo vicesimo-quarto trigesimo-secundo quadragesimo-octavo sexagesimo-quarto
ALA F Q   O D S T   Tt Fe Sf
height (cm) > 30 25-30 25-30 20-25 17.5-20 15-17.5 12.5-15 12.5-15 10-12.5 7.5-10 < 7.5
printers' folio quarto sixmo octavo twelvemo sixteenmo eighteenmo twenty-fourmo thirty-twomo forty-eightmo sixty-fourmo
abbrev. fo or f 4to 6to or 6mo 8vo 12mo 16mo 18mo 24mo 32mo 48mo 64mo
abbrev. 12º 16º 18º 24º 32º 48º 64º
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Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

8vō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of 8vus