"twelvemo" meaning in All languages combined

See twelvemo on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: twelvemos [plural]
Etymology: From twelve + -mo. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|twelve|-mo|text=+|tree=1}} From twelve + -mo. Head templates: {{en-noun}} twelvemo (plural twelvemos)
  1. (paper) duodecimo, or 12mo, a paper size, so called because it is cut 12 to a (huge, originally made) sheet
    Sense id: en-twelvemo-en-noun-aCuogy5B Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -mo, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Paper sizes, Twelve Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mo: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 68 32 Disambiguation of Paper sizes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Twelve: 91 9
  2. (printing) a page, book etc. of that size Synonyms (page size): 12mo, duodecimo, 12º
    Sense id: en-twelvemo-en-noun-qLutZ~qv Categories (other): Printing, Book sizes Disambiguation of Book sizes: 44 56 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'page size': 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (book size): D, 12mo, duodecimo, 12º
Disambiguation of 'book size': 47 53

Inflected forms

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