Octavo Definition
ŏk-tāvō, -tä-
octavos
noun
octavos
The page size of a book made up of printer's sheets folded into eight leaves: the usual size of each leaf is 6 by 9 inches.
Webster's New World
A book consisting of pages of this size.
Webster's New World
adjective
Consisting of pages of this size.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Octavo
Noun
Singular:
octavo
Plural:
octavosOrigin of Octavo
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Medieval Latin (in) octāvō (in) an eighth from Latin ablative sing. of octāvus eighth from octō eight oktō(u) in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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