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  • 31octavo — [ɒk tα:vəʊ, teɪ ] (abbrev.: 8vo) noun (plural octavos) a size of book page that results from folding each printed sheet into eight leaves (sixteen pages). Origin C16: from L. in octavo in an eighth , from octavus eighth …

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  • 32octavo — n. (pl. os) 1 a size of book or page given by folding a standard sheet three times to form a quire of eight leaves. 2 a book or sheet of this size. Usage: Abbr.: 8vo. Etymology: L in octavo in an eighth f. octavus eighth …

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  • 33octavo — noun (plural vos) Etymology: Latin, ablative of octavus eighth Date: 1582 the size of a piece of paper cut eight from a sheet; also a book, a page, or paper of this size …

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  • 34OCTAVO — n. Celui, celle qui est né de l’union d’un quarteron et d’une blanche, ou d’un blanc et d’une quarteronne …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 35Octavo álbum de estudio de Jessica Simpson — Este artículo o sección se refiere o está relacionado con un evento futuro. La información de este artículo puede cambiar frecuentemente. Por favor, no agregues datos especulativos y recuerda colocar referencias a fuentes fiables para dar más… …

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  • 36Octavo — Октав (формат книги в 1/8 доли листа), трёхсгибная тетрадь, брошюра в 16 страниц …

    Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • 37octavo — oc·ta·vo || É‘k teɪvəʊ /É’k n. book size of 6x9 inches; 6x9 inch book …

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  • 38octavo — a Que sigue inmediatamente en orden a la séptima. Cada una de las ocho partes iguales en que se divide un todo …

    Diccionario Castellano

  • 39octavo —    A book or manuscript of the third largest standard size, usually measuring 20 25 cm (8 9 1/2 inches) in height, and 13 15 cm (5 6 inches) in width, which is composed of sheets of paper folded into eight leaves ( oct is from Latin for eight).… …

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  • 40octavo —    (ok TAH voh) [Latin: in an eighth] A printer’s full size sheet folded into eight leaves, or sixteen pages, forming a book of about 6 9 inches; usually reserved for printing choral music …

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