"8vo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: 8vos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 8vo (plural 8vos)
  1. (paper) Abbreviation of octavo., a page size (5"-6.25" x 7.5"-10"). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: octavo (extra: a page size (5"-6.25" x 7.5"-10").) Categories (topical): Book sizes, Eight, Paper sizes
    Sense id: en-8vo-en-noun-0GdCrOw2 Disambiguation of Book sizes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Eight: 53 47 Disambiguation of Paper sizes: 81 19
  2. (printing) A book size, corresponding to the page size. Categories (topical): Printing, Book sizes, Eight Synonyms (book size): , O
    Sense id: en-8vo-en-noun-KmAmS-KZ Disambiguation of Book sizes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Eight: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'book size': 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (page size):
Disambiguation of 'page size': 52 48

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for 8vo meaning in English (2.7kB)

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