octavo
English
Etymology
From Latin.
Noun
octavo (plural octavos)
- (paper, printing) A sheet of paper 7 to 10 inches (= 17.78 to 25.4 cm) high and 4.5 to 6 inches (= 11.43 to 15.24 cm) wide, the size varying with the large original sheet used to create it. It is made by folding the original sheet three times to produce eight leaves.
- (printing) A book of octavo pages.
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Synonyms
Translations
paper size
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book size
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See also
Latin | folio | quarto | sexto | octavo | duodecimo | sextodecimo | octodecimo | vicesimo-quarto | trigesimo-secundo | quadragesimo-octavo | sexagesimo-quarto | |
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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. | 2º | 4º | 6º | 8º | 12º | 16º | 18º | 24º | 32º | 48º | 64º | |
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Latin
Numeral
- dative masculine singular of octāvus
- dative neuter singular of octāvus
- ablative masculine singular of octāvus
- ablative neuter singular of octāvus
Spanish
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[a], [b] ← 7 | 8 | 9 → |
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Cardinal: ocho Ordinal: octavo Ordinal abbreviation: 8.º Multiplier: óctuple Fractional: octavo | ||
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin octāvus. Compare the inherited form ochavo.
Pronunciation
Adjective
octavo (feminine octava, masculine plural octavos, feminine plural octavas)
Noun
octavo m (plural octavos)
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