duodecimo
duodecimo noun: a size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide.
Noun
duodecimo (plural duodecimos)
- A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide.
- A sheet or page of that size.
- A book having pages of that size.
- In recent years, I have taken to reading while walking. I believe the Romantics were guilty of such behavior; a duodecimo was small enough to fit into a jacket pocket.2015, William Logan, “A Critics Notebook”, in Guilty Knowledge, Guilty Pleasure, page 304
duodecimo meaning in Tamil
duodecimo in Tamil
- பன்னிரு மடிப்புத் தாள்
Synonyms of duodecimo
Forms of duodecimo
| plural | duodecimos |
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Origin of duodecimo
Latin ablative of duodecimus (“twelfth”) (from duodecim 'twelve', from duo 'two' + decem 'ten')
Questions about duodecimo
- What does duodecimo mean?
- Duodecimo means a size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide.
- What is duodecimo in Tamil?
- Duodecimo in Tamil is பன்னிரு மடிப்புத் தாள். See Duodecimo meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is duodecimo?
- Duodecimo is a noun.
- What is the plural of duodecimo?
- The plural of duodecimo is duodecimos.
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