| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into twelve leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of a book; -- usually written 12mo or 12°.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Having twelve leaves to a sheet; as, a duodecimo from, book, leaf, size, etc.[Websters]
2. Seldom used base adjective of the adverb duodecimoly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (duodecimoly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective duodecimo.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DUODECIMO" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1562. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DUODECIMO
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Having or consisting of twelve leaves to a sheet; as a book of duodecimo form or size.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Literature | 1: A man in duodecimo is a dwarf.(See Decimo.) 2: Duodecimo A book whose sheets are folded into twelve leaves each. This word, which differs from both the Italian and French, is from the Latin duodecim (twelve). It is now called twelvemo, from the contraction 12mo. The term is still applied to books that are the same size as the old duodecimo, irrespective of the number of leaves into which the sheet is folded. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] (paper, printing) A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide. (references) | 2: [Noun] (printing) A book having pages of this size. (references) | |
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Specialty Expressions: DUODECIMO
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Duodecimo (12mo) | Art | A book, approximately 8 inches in height, made by folding a full sheet of book paper to form signatures of twelve leaves (twenty-four pages). See also: folio, quarto, octavo, and sextodecimo. (references) | |
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