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oc·ta·vo O0027400 (ŏk-tā′vō, -tä′-)n. pl. oc·ta·vos 1. The page size, from 5 by 8 inches to 6 by 9.5 inches, of a book composed of printer's sheets folded into eight leaves.2. A book composed of octavo pages. In both senses also called eightvo.
[Medieval Latin (in) octāvō, (in) an eighth, from Latin, ablative sing. of octāvus, eighth, from octō, eight; see oktō(u) in Indo-European roots.]octavo (ɒkˈteɪvəʊ) n, pl -vos1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called: eightvo a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper of a specified size to form eight leaves: demi-octavo. Often written: 8vo or 8° 2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a book of this size3. (formerly) a size of cut paper 8 inches by 5 inches (20.3 cm by 12.7 cm)[C16: from New Latin phrase in octavo in an eighth (of a whole sheet)]oc•ta•vo (ɒkˈteɪ voʊ, -ˈtɑ-)
n., pl. -vos,
adj. n. 1. a book size of about 6 x 9 in. (16 x 23 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 8 leaves or 16 pages. Symbol: 8vo, 8° 2. a book of this size. adj. 3. in octavo. [1575–85; short for New Latin in octāvō in an eighth] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | octavo - the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves8vo, eightvosize - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe" |
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