duodecimo

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duodecimo - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Duodecimo \Du`o*dec"i*mo\, a. [L. in duodecimo in twelfth, fr.
     duodecimus twelfth, fr. duodecim twelve. See Dozen.]
     Having twelve leaves to a sheet; as, a duodecimo from, book,
     leaf, size, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

  Duodecimo \Du*o*dec"i*mo\, n.; pl. Duodecimos.
     A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into
     twelve leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a
     size of a book; -- usually written 12mo or 12[deg].
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