du·o·dec·i·mo (d   -d s -m , dy-)n. pl. du·o·dec·i·mos In both senses also called twelvemo. 1. The size (5 by 7 3/4 inches) of book pages formed by folding single sheets from a printing press into 12 leaves each. 2. A book composed of pages of this size. [Latin (in) duodecim , (in) a twelfth, ablative of duodecimus, twelfth; see duodecimal.] |
duodecimo [ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪˌməʊ]
n pl -mos
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper into twelve leaves Also called twelvemo Often written 12mo 12°
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a book of this size
[from Latin phrase in duodecimō in twelfth, from duodecim twelve]
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