About The Word Octavo
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Octavo
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What's The Definition Of Octavo?
[n] the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
Synonyms | Synonyms for Octavo: 8vo | eightvo Related Terms | Find terms related to Octavo: See Also | size Octavo In Webster's Dictionary \Oc*ta"vo\, n.;pl. {Octavos}. [L. in octavo; in in +
octavo, abl. of octavus. See {Octave}.]
A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight
leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of
book so made; -- usually written 8vo or 8[deg].
\Oc*ta"vo\, a. Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book, leaf, size, etc. |
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