What is "octavo" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does octavo mean in English? Meaning of octavo definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "octavo" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "octavo": the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves

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  • Meaning: the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
  • Synonyms: 8vo eightvo octavo
  • Hypernyms: size
  • Adjective: (paper, printing) A sheet of paper 7 to 10 inches high and 4.5 to 6 inches wide, the size varying with the large original sheet used to create it. Made by folding the original sheet three times to produce eight leaves.(printing) A book of octavo pages.
  • Synonyms:

    essay, album, novel, publication, dictionary, pamphlet, text, work, manual, textbook, fiction, volume, edition, magazine, booklet, brochure, writing, copy, tome, lexicon, periodical, portfolio, primer, dissertation, opus, handbook, reader, roll, thesaurus, tract, compendium, Bible, treatise, omnibus, leaflet, encyclopedia, scroll, monograph, paperback, hardcover, nonfiction, speller, folio, codex, atlas, quarto, reprint, offprint, bestseller, opuscule, preprint, softcover, vade mecum,

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    octavo in English: octavo
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