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1. -mo
a suffix occurring in a series of words that describe book sizes according to the number of leaves formed by the folding of a single sheet of paper:
sixteenmo.

Etymology: (extracted from duodecimo)

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1. -mo
a suffix added to the names of certain numerals or to the numerals themselves, to indicate the number of leaves made by folding a sheet of paper; as, sixteenmo or 16mo; eighteenmo or 18mo. It is taken from the Latin forms similarly used; as, duodecimo, sextodecimo, etc. A small circle, placed after the number and near its top, is often used for -mo; as, 16¡, 18¡, etc.

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