- sixteenmo
- noun (plural -mos) Date: 1847 the size of a piece of paper cut 16 from a sheet; also a book, a page, or paper of this size
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Sixteenmo — Six*teen mo, n.; pl. {Sixteenmos}. See {Sextodecimo}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sixteenmo — [siks tēn′mō] n. pl. sixteenmos [ SIXTEEN + mo, as in SEXTODECIMO] 1. the page size of a book made up of printer s sheets folded into sixteen leaves, each leaf being approximately 41/ 2 by 63/ 4 inches 2. a book consisting of pages of this size:… … English World dictionary
sixteenmo — /siks teen moh/, n., pl. sixteenmos, 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. 3. printed,… … Universalium
sixteenmo — noun sextodecimo (as a paper size in printing) … Wiktionary
sixteenmo — noun (plural sixteenmos) another term for sextodecimo … English new terms dictionary
sixteenmo — six·teen·mo … English syllables
sixteenmo — six•teen•mo [[t]ˈsɪksˈtin moʊ[/t]] n. pl. mos 1) pri Also called sextodecimo a book size (about 4x6 in.; 10x15 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 16 leaves or 32 pages. 2) pri a book of this size. Symbol: 16mo, 16° • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
sixteenmo — /sɪksˈtinmoʊ/ (say siks teenmoh) noun (plural sixteenmos) 1. → sextodecimo (def. 1). –adjective 2. → sextodecimo (def. 2) …
sixteenmo — n. (pl. os) sextodecimo. Etymology: English reading of the symbol 16mo … Useful english dictionary
Sixteenmos — Sixteenmo Six*teen mo, n.; pl. {Sixteenmos}. See {Sextodecimo}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
