sextodecimo
[ sek-stoh-des-uh-moh ]
adjective
Origin of sextodecimo
11680–90; <Latin sextōdecimō, ablative singular of sextusdecimus sixteenth
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How to use sextodecimo in a sentence
Other sizes occasionally used are called “sixteenmo” or “sextodecimo,” “eighteenmo” or “octodecimo,” etc.
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British Dictionary definitions for sextodecimo
sextodecimo
/ (ˌsɛkstəʊˈdɛsɪˌməʊ) /
Origin of sextodecimo
1C17: from Latin sextusdecimus sixteenth
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