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sextodecimo
[ sek-stoh-des-uh-moh ]
/ ˌsɛk stoʊˈdɛs əˌmoʊ /
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noun, plural sex·to·dec·i·mos.
adjective
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Origin of sextodecimo
1680–90; <Latin sextōdecimō, ablative singular of sextusdecimus sixteenth
Words nearby sextodecimo
sextic, sextile, sextillion, sexting, sexto, sextodecimo, sexton, sex tour, sex tourism, sex toy, sex trafficking
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How to use sextodecimo in a sentence
Other sizes occasionally used are called “sixteenmo” or “sextodecimo,” “eighteenmo” or “octodecimo,” etc.
The Story of Books|Gertrude Burford Rawlings
British Dictionary definitions for sextodecimo
Word Origin for sextodecimo
C17: from Latin sextusdecimus sixteenth
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