octavo
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oc·ta·vo
(ŏk-tā'vō, -tä'-) 
n., pl., -vos. In both senses also called eightvo.
n., pl., -vos. In both senses also called eightvo.
- The page size, from 5 by 8 inches to 6 by 91/2 inches, of a book composed of printer's sheets folded into eight leaves.
- A book composed of octavo pages.
[Medieval Latin (in) octāvō, (in) an eighth, from Latin, ablative sing. of octāvus, eighth, from octō, eight.]
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8vo
paper and printing Symbol 8vo. A paper size, being ⅛ of a full sheet, the actual size depending on that of the full sheet.
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octavo
IN BRIEF: n. - One-eighth of a sheet of paper.
He printed his poetry in a small octavo which he sold on the streets.
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- Books and Pages - octavo: book page size, equal to one-eighth sheet of foolscap
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