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 Definitions of octavo  [ɒkˈteɪ voʊ, -ˈtɑ-]  

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Definition of 'octavo' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) octavo
a book size of about 6 &xtimes; 9 in. (16 &xtimes; 23 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 8 leaves or 16 pages. Symbol: 8vo, 8°

2.  octavo
a book of this size.

3. (adj.) octavo
in octavo.

Etymology:  (1575–85; short for NL in octāvō in an eighth)

Definition of 'octavo' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) octavo, eightvo, 8vo
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves

'octavo' - Nearby Entries  

oct  octant  octave  octavian  octavo  octet  octette  



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