"duodecimo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: duodecimos [plural]
Etymology: Latin ablative of duodecimus (“twelfth”) (from duodecim 'twelve', from duo 'two' + decem 'ten') Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun}} duodecimo (plural duodecimos)
  1. (paper, printing) A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide. Synonyms (paper size): twelvemo, 12mo, 12º Translations (paper size): dotzè [masculine] (Catalan), duodecimo [neuter] (Dutch) Translations (to be checked): in-duodecimo (French), in-douze (French), in-12º (French)
    Sense id: en-duodecimo-en-noun-Hfq6eQbk Categories (other): Printing, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Book sizes, Paper sizes, Twelve Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 2 6 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 77 7 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 6 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 28 17 30 6 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 12 35 4 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 63 7 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 61 7 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 63 5 32 Disambiguation of Book sizes: 40 16 44 Disambiguation of Paper sizes: 48 22 30 Disambiguation of Twelve: 61 8 32 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'paper size': 41 30 30 Disambiguation of 'paper size': 41 30 30 Disambiguation of 'to be checked': 61 0 39
  2. A sheet or page of that size.
    Sense id: en-duodecimo-en-noun-mZRGNDKE Categories (other): Book sizes Disambiguation of Book sizes: 40 16 44
  3. (printing) A book having pages of that size. Synonyms (book size): twelvemo, 12mo, 12º, D Translations (book size): dotzè [masculine] (Catalan), duodecimo [neuter] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-duodecimo-en-noun-Dye1tHv1 Categories (other): Printing, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Book sizes Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 28 17 30 6 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 12 35 4 15 Disambiguation of Book sizes: 40 16 44 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'book size': 25 28 46 Disambiguation of 'book size': 21 30 49

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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