"8vo" meaning in English

See 8vo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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-MHmLgj05 Disambiguation of Book sizes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Eight: 51 49 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: 50 50 Disambiguation of Eight: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'book size': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (page size):
Disambiguation of 'page size': 52 48

Inflected forms

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