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noun
A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25" or 381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: paper
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25" or 381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides).
Quarto writing paper (10 inches x 8 inches)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
Qualifier: paper
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A book size, corresponding to the paper size.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: media, printing, publishing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: 4to
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: size
History
From Latin quartus (“fourth”).
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
