octavo
pronunciation
How to pronounce octavo in British English:
UK [ɒkˈteɪvəʊ]
How to pronounce octavo in American English:
US [ɑkˈteɪvəʊ]
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- Noun:
- the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
Word Origin
- octavo (n.)
- 1580s, printer's word for sheets folded to make eight leaves, from Latin in octavo "in the eighth," ablative of octavus "eighth" (see octave). Abbreviation is 8vo.