"12mo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: 12mos [plural]
Etymology: 12 + -mo, for a twelfth of a sheet. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} 12mo (usually uncountable, plural 12mos)
  1. (paper) Abbreviation of duodecimo, a page size (5"-5.5" x 7.125"-7.5") Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: duodecimo (extra: a page size (5"-5.5" x 7.125"-7.5"))
    Sense id: en-12mo-en-noun-8zrB4pZ- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. (printing) A book size using duodecimo-sized pages. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms (book size): D, 12º, twelvemo, duodecimo
    Sense id: en-12mo-en-noun-yVfafDd1 Categories (other): Printing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Book sizes, Paper sizes, Twelve Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61 Disambiguation of Book sizes: 36 64 Disambiguation of Paper sizes: 42 58 Disambiguation of Twelve: 25 75 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'book size': 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (paper size): 12º, twelvemo, duodecimo
Disambiguation of 'paper size': 54 46

Inflected forms

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