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[syn: octavo, eightvo, 8vo]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
eightvo \eightvo\ n.
the size of a book (ca. 16 x 23 cm) whose pages are made by
folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves.
The pages have about half the area of a quarto. Symbolized
as 8vo, and 8[deg].
Syn: octavo, 8vo, 8[deg].
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
eightvo
n 1: the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet
of paper three times to form eight leaves [syn: octavo,
eightvo, 8vo]