"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, {{m|la|duodecimus||twelfth}} duodecimus (“twelfth”) 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 (paper, printing) A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide. Categories (topical): Printing, Book sizes, Paper sizes, Twelve 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 Disambiguation of Book sizes: 56 3 41 Disambiguation of Paper sizes: 53 5 42 Disambiguation of Twelve: 55 4 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 5 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 81 4 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 74 6 21 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'paper size': 41 30 30 Disambiguation of 'paper size': 41 30 30 Disambiguation of 'to be checked': 56 0 44
  2. A sheet or page of that size.
    Sense id: en-duodecimo-en-noun-mZRGNDKE
  3. (printing) A book having pages of that size. Categories (topical): Printing Synonyms (book size): twelvemo, 12mo, 12º, D Translations (book size): dotzè [masculine] (Catalan), duodecimo [neuter] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-duodecimo-en-noun-Dye1tHv1 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'book size': 21 30 49 Disambiguation of 'book size': 21 30 49

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