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oc·ta·vo
(ŏk-tā′vō, -tä′-)n. pl. oc·ta·vos
1. The page size, from 5 by 8 inches to 6 by 9.5 inches, of a book composed of printer's sheets folded into eight leaves.
2. A book composed of octavo pages. In both senses also called eightvo.
[Medieval Latin (in) octāvō, (in) an eighth, from Latin, ablative sing. of octāvus, eighth, from octō, eight; see oktō(u) in Indo-European roots.]
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octavo
(ɒkˈteɪvəʊ)n, pl -vos
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called: eightvo a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper of a specified size to form eight leaves: demi-octavo. Often written: 8vo or 8°
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a book of this size
3. (formerly) a size of cut paper 8 inches by 5 inches (20.3 cm by 12.7 cm)
[C16: from New Latin phrase in octavo in an eighth (of a whole sheet)]
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oc•ta•vo
(ɒkˈteɪ voʊ, -ˈtɑ-)n., pl. -vos,
adj. n.
1. a book size of about 6 x 9 in. (16 x 23 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 8 leaves or 16 pages. Symbol: 8vo, 8°
2. a book of this size.
adj. 3. in octavo.
[1575–85; short for New Latin in octāvō in an eighth]
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| Noun | 1. | octavo - the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves size - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe" |
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