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Sextodecimo

Sexˊto-dec′i-mo

,
Adj.
[L.
sextus-decimus
the sixteenth;
sextus
the sixth (fr.
sex
six) +
decimus
the tenth, from
decem
ten. See
-mo
.]
Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; of, or equal to, the size of one fold of a sheet of printing paper when folded so as to make sixteen leaves, or thirty-two pages;
as, a
sextodecimo
volume
.

Sexˊto-dec′imo

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Sextodecimos
.
A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of a book; – usually written 16mo, or 16°.

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sextodecimo

sextodecimo

English

Noun

sextodecimo (plural sextodecimos)

  1. (paper, printing) A size of a sheet of paper resulting from folding and cutting a sheet of paper into sixteenths (3.25"-5" x 5"-6.25").
  2. (printing) A book consisting of pages of that size.

Translations

Synonyms

Latin folio quarto sexto octavo duodecimo sextodecimo octodecimo vicesimo-quarto trigesimo-secundo quadragesimo-octavo sexagesimo-quarto
ALA F Q   O D S T   Tt Fe Sf
ht. (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. 12º 16º 18º 24º 32º 48º 64º
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