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Feb 11, 2012
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six•teen•mo



Pronunciation: (siks'tēn'mō), [key]
—n., pl. -mos,
—adj.

—n.
1. Also called sextodecimo. a book size (about 4×6 in.; 10×15 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 16 leaves or 32 pages.
2. a book of this size. Symbol: 16mo, 16°

—adj.
printed, folded, or bound in sixteenmo; sextodecimo.

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