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Octavo
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octavo
Description of the size of a book: about 9.75 inches high (8mo). Found op http://www.trussel.com/books/glossary.htm
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Octavo
(8vo) The most common of the traditional book formats, made up of sheets folded three times, giving eight leaves, or sixteen pages. see list of book sizes.
Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20208
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octavo
[n] - the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=octavo
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Octavo
Oc·ta'vo noun ; plural Octavos . [ Latin in octavo ; in in + octavo , abl. of octavus . See Octave .] A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight leaves; hence, indicating more or less ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/9
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Octavo
Oc·ta'vo adjective Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book, leaf, size, etc. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/9
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octavo
Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book, leaf, size, etc. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?octavo
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octavo
eightvo noun the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=octavo
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Octavo
• (a.) Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book, leaf, size, etc. • (n.) A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; -- usually written 8vo or 8 Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/octavo/
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Octavo
Octavo (abbreviated 8vo or 8°) is a technical term describing the format of a book, which refers to the size of leaves produced from folding a full sheet of paper on which multiple pages of text were printed to form the individual sections (or gatherings) of a book. An octavo is a book or pamphlet... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavo
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Octavo
[disambiguation] Octavo to is a technical term describing the format of a book. Octavo may also refer to: == See also == ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavo_(disambiguation)
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octavo
the size of a piece of paper cut eight from a sheet; also : a book, a page, or paper of this size. Found op http://charlesdickenspage.com/glossary.html
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octavo
Refers to the size of the book; the most common book size since the early 17th century, an octavo book averages about 6 x 9 inches. The term originally referred to the number of folds (8) in a standard book-printing sheet, but it now commonly refers to size. Found op http://www.alibris.com/glossary/glossary-books
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octavo
1) 6 x 9-inch book size 2) 8vo 3) Book size 4) Book size of 6x9 in. 5) Book specification 6) Certain book size 7) Description of the size of a book Found op about 9.75 inches high 8) Eightvo 9) Page size 10) Pa
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