duodecimo

Meaning

1. A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide.
2. A sheet or page of that size.
3. A book having pages of that size.

Synonyms

twelvemo

twelve

Translations

duodecimo

dotzè

12th

Doudezimo-Format

in-douze

in-12º

in-duodecimo

bir kitap boyu

Duodezband

Etymology

Latin ablative of duodecimus (“twelfth”) (from duodecim 'twelve', from duo 'two' + decem 'ten')