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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the size of a book (ca. 16 x 23 cm) whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves. The pages have about half the area of a
quarto . Symbolized as8vo , and8° .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From 8vo, abbr. of octavo.]
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