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May 27, 2012
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oc•to•dec•i•mo



Pronunciation: (ok"tu-des'u-mō"), [key]
—n., pl. -mos for 2,
—adj.

—n.
1. a book size of about 4 × 6 ¼ in. (10 × 16 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 18 leaves or 36 pages. Symbol: 18mo, 18°
2. a book of this size.

—adj.
in octodecimo. Also called eighteenmo.

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