duodecimo

American  

[doo-uh-des-uh-moh, dyoo-] / ˌdu əˈdɛs əˌmoʊ, ˌdyu- /

noun

plural

duodecimos

1. Also called twelvemo.  a book size of about 5 × 7½ inches (13 × 19 centimeters), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 12 leaves or 24 pages. 12 mo, 12°

2. a book of this size.

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adjective

1. in duodecimo; twelvemo.

duodecimo British  

/ ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪˌməʊ /

noun

1. Also called: twelvemo.  Often written: 12mo.   12°.  a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper into twelve leaves

2. a book of this size

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Etymology

Origin of duodecimo

First recorded in 1650–60; short for Latin in duodecimō “in twelfth”

Example Sentences

Twelve′-mo, same as duodecimo, written 12mo; Twelve′-month, twelve months: a year.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

The account published by Wafer, excepting what relates to the Isthmus of Darien, consists of short notices set down from recollection, and occupying in the whole not above fifty duodecimo pages.

From History of the Buccaneers of America by Burney, James

Datum Avenioni, duodecimo kalendas martii, pontificatus nostri anno v.

From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by Walsh, James J.

He now brought with him a duodecimo volume, which he said was a translation into English of the "Golden Bible."

From Gleanings by the Way by Clark, John A.

The English edition of his works consists of twenty-five duodecimo volumes.

From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert