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Sextodecimo
Sexˊto-dec′i-mo
,Adj.
[L.
sextus-decimus
the sixteenth; sextus
the sixth (fr. sex
six) + decimus
the tenth, from decem
ten. See -mo
.] Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; of, or equal to, the size of one fold of a sheet of printing paper when folded so as to make sixteen leaves, or thirty-two pages;
as, a
. sextodecimo
volumeSexˊto-dec′imo
,Noun.
pl.
Sextodecimos
. A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of a book; – usually written 16mo, or 16°.
Definition 2024
sextodecimo
sextodecimo
English
Noun
sextodecimo (plural sextodecimos)
- (paper, printing) A size of a sheet of paper resulting from folding and cutting a sheet of paper into sixteenths (3.25"-5" x 5"-6.25").
- (printing) A book consisting of pages of that size.
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Synonyms
| Latin | folio | quarto | sexto | octavo | duodecimo | sextodecimo | octodecimo | vicesimo-quarto | trigesimo-secundo | quadragesimo-octavo | sexagesimo-quarto |
| ALA | F | Q | O | D | S | T | Tt | Fe | Sf | ||
| ht. (cm) | > 30 | 25-30 | 25-30 | 20-25 | 17.5-20 | 15-17.5 | 12.5-15 | 12.5-15 | 10-12.5 | 7.5-10 | < 7.5 |
| printers' | folio | quarto | sixmo | octavo | twelvemo | sixteenmo | eighteenmo | twenty-fourmo | thirty-twomo | forty-eightmo | sixty-fourmo |
| abbrev. | fo or f | 4to | 6to or 6mo | 8vo | 12mo | 16mo | 18mo | 24mo | 32mo | 48mo | 64mo |
| abbrev. | 2º | 4º | 6º | 8º | 12º | 16º | 18º | 24º | 32º | 48º | 64º |
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