sextodecimo

[ sek-stoh-des-uh-moh ]

noun

, plural sex·to·dec·i·mos.

1. sixteenmo ( def 1 ).

adjective

1. sixteenmo ( def 3 ).

sextodecimo

/ ˌsɛkstəʊˈdɛsɪˌməʊ /

noun

1. bookbinding another word for sixteenmo

Word History and Origins

Origin of sextodecimo¹

1680–90; < Latin sextōdecimō, ablative singular of sextusdecimus sixteenth

Word History and Origins

Origin of sextodecimo¹

C17: from Latin sextusdecimus sixteenth

Example Sentences

Other sizes occasionally used are called “sixteenmo” or “sextodecimo,” “eighteenmo” or “octodecimo,” etc.

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