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(paper) duodecimo, or 12mo, a paper size, so called because it is cut 12 to a (huge, originally made) sheet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