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noun
A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 73⁄4 inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: paper
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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noun
A sheet or page of that size.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A book having pages of that size.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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History
Latin ablative of duodecimus (“twelfth”) (from duodecim 'twelve', from duo 'two' + decem 'ten')
Across languages
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