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Definition of Octavo

Octavo
Octavo Oc*ta"vo, n.;pl. Octavos. [L. in octavo; in in + octavo, abl. of octavus. See Octave.] A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; -- usually written 8vo or 8[deg].
Octavo
Octavo Oc*ta"vo, a. Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book, leaf, size, etc.

Meaning of Octavo from wikipedia

- Octavo, a Latin word meaning "in eighth" or "for the eighth time", (abbreviated 8vo, 8º, or In-8) is a technical term describing the format of a book,...
- Look up octavo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Octavo is a technical term describing the format of a book. Octavo may also refer to: pseudonym of...
- "Octavo Día" (English: Eighth Day) is a song written and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. The song was released as a promotional single...
- modern books, ranging from folio (the largest), to quarto (smaller) and octavo (still smaller). Historically, these terms referred to the format of the...
- The Blue Octavo Notebooks (sometimes referred to as The Eight Octavo Notebooks) is a series of eight notebooks written by Franz Kafka from late 1917 until...
- folded. Thus a full sheet of "royal" paper was 25 × 20 inches, and "royal octavo" was this size folded three times, so as to make eight sheets, and was thus...
- fold. Generally, quartos have more squarish proportions than folios or octavos. There are variations in how quartos were produced. For example, bibliographers...
- modern books.[citation needed] Other common book formats are quarto and octavo, which are both also printing formats, involving two and three folds in...
- El octavo mandamiento is a Mexican telenovela that premiered on Cadenatres on 8 August 2011, and concluded on 12 February 2012. The telenovela is created...
- the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2008. "Octavo Editions: Gutenberg Bible". octavo.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2004....