Octavo (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural oc·ta·vos for 2.
  1. a book size of about 6 × 9 inches (16 × 23 centimeters), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 8 leaves or 16 pages. Symbols: 8vo, 8°
  2. a book of this size.
adjective
  1. in octavo.
noun plural -vos
  1. a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper of a specified size to form eight leaves
  2. a book of this size
  3. (formerly) a size of cut paper 8 inches by 5 inches (20.3 cm by 12.7 cm)
Octavo (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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