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noun
A sheet of paper 7 to 10 inches (= 17.78 to 25.4 cm) high and 4.5 to 6 inches (= 11.43 to 15.24 cm) wide, the size varying with the large original sheet used to create it. It is made by folding the original sheet three times to produce eight leaves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: paper
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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noun
A book of octavo pages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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noun
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: eightvo, 8vo
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Broader terms: size
History
From Latin octavo. Doublet of octave, oitava, and ochava.
Across languages
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