octavo
Noun
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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.
- (paper size) 8º, 8vo
- (book size) 8º, 8vo, O
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