TWELVEMO

Etymology

Noun

twelvemo (plural twelvemos)

(paper) duodecimo, or 12mo, a paper size, so called because it is cut 12 to a (huge, originally made) sheet

(printing) a page, book etc. of that size

Synonyms

• (page size): 12mo, duodecimo, 12º

• (book size): D, 12mo, duodecimo, 12º

Source: Wiktionary


Twelve"mo, a. & n.

Definition: See Duodecimo.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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