• (a.) Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; of, or equal to, the size of one fold of a sheet of printing paper when folded so as to make sixteen leaves, or thirty-two pages; as, a sextodecimo volume. • (n.) A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of a book; -- ...
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(16mo) Small format book made from sheets folded four times to give 16 leaves (32 pages)
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Sex`to·dec'imo noun ;
plural Sextodecimos A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of a book; -- usually written 16mo, or 16°.
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Sex`to·dec'i·mo adjective [ Latin
sextus- decimus the sixteenth;
sextus the sixth (fr.
sex six) +
decimus the tenth, from
decem ten. See
- mo .] Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; of, or equal to, the size of one fold of a sheet of printing paper when folded ...
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