oc·to·dec·i·mo ( k t -d s -m )n. pl. oc·to·dec·i·mos In both senses also called eighteenmo. 1. The page size, 4 by 6 1/2 inches, of a book composed of printer's sheets folded into 18 leaves or 36 pages. 2. A book composed of octodecimo pages. [Late Latin (in) oct decim, (in) an eighteenth, ablative sing. of octdecimus, eighteenth, from Latin octdecim, eighteen : oct, eight; see okt(u) in Indo-European roots + decem, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots.] |
octodecimo [ˌɒktəʊˈdɛsɪməʊ]
n pl -mos
(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Bookbinding another word for eighteenmo
[from New Latin phrase in octodecimo in an eighteenth (of a whole sheet)]
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