Definition of duodecimo in English:

duodecimo

nounPlural duodecimos ˌdjuːə(ʊ)ˈdɛsɪməʊ

1A size of book in which each leaf is one twelfth of the size of the printing sheet.
（书的）十二开本
Example sentencesExamples
- Smaller formats could make printing less expensive, and text from a quarto edition could be squeezed into a duodecimo with considerable savings in paper - still a precious commodity in the age before wood pulp.
- A rough guide: modern unabridged dictionaries are usually the size of quartos; most textbooks are octavos; popular paperbacks are often duodecimos.
- He treats all the octavos in twelves as duodecimos, when these accounts make it clear that they are octavos imposed in sheet and a half.
- His estimation of the capacities of youth was generous in comparison; this more aggressive abridger turned the nineteen volumes of the three novels into a 232-page duodecimo.
- There were huge, ponderous folios, and quartos, and little duodecimos, in English, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldaic, and all other languages that either originated at the confusion of Babel or have since come into use.
- It is a bunched, busy duodecimo, and in it, the reader can find stock poetic eloquence, like his, tailored to suit his circumstances.
- On the pages of the first quire, Thomas listed the smallest of the books, the octavos, duodecimos, and 32 mos; on the second, he listed the larger books, folios and quartos, and the family's manuscripts; and on the third quire, the contents of twenty-five volumes of bound tracts.
- This sometimes causes mistaken identification - but ignore anybody suggesting the books are duodecimos or even sextodecimos - they are small octavos.
- A total of 9 post-1800 novels appear in the list of octavos, and 127 in the duodecimos.
- One could have a thin delicate duodecimo of a few dozen leaves of poetry, or a thick chunky volume of several hundred pages: both were duodecimos.
1. 1.1 A duodecimo book.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Elzevirian duodecimos achieved great contemporary popularity, and many authors thought it an honor to have their writings included in the series.
  To those, who are fond of relations of love and courtship, of the hopes and fears of the tender passion, of warm declarations, agitated hesitations, and timid acceptations, the volumes before us will afford a treat; for this regular routine of interesting detail, occurs about eight times, we believe, in the four thin duodecimos in question.
  The book-table had been hastily cleared for a cloth, not over white, and, in consequence, the sole remaining table, which acted as sideboard, displayed a relay of plates and knives and forks, in the midst of octavos and duodecimos, bound and unbound, piled up and thrown about in great variety of shapes.
  Beware, too, of the vulgar error of fancying that little duodecimos with the mark of the fox and the bee's nest, and the motto ‘Quaerendo,’ come from the press of the Elzevirs.
  Around the walls stood several oaken bookcases, the lower shelves of which were filled with rows of gigantic folios and black-letter quartos, and the upper with little parchment-covered duodecimos.
  Such was this shameful war of Bibles - folios, quartos, and duodecimos, even in the days of Charles the First.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin (in) duodecimo 'in a twelfth', from duodecimus 'twelfth'.

Rhymes

octodecimo, sextodecimo

Definition of duodecimo in US English:

duodecimo

(also 12mo)

noun

1A size of book page that results from the folding of each printed sheet into 12 leaves (24 pages).
Also called twelvemo
Example sentencesExamples
- A total of 9 post-1800 novels appear in the list of octavos, and 127 in the duodecimos.
- It is a bunched, busy duodecimo, and in it, the reader can find stock poetic eloquence, like his, tailored to suit his circumstances.
- There were huge, ponderous folios, and quartos, and little duodecimos, in English, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldaic, and all other languages that either originated at the confusion of Babel or have since come into use.
- On the pages of the first quire, Thomas listed the smallest of the books, the octavos, duodecimos, and 32 mos; on the second, he listed the larger books, folios and quartos, and the family's manuscripts; and on the third quire, the contents of twenty-five volumes of bound tracts.
- He treats all the octavos in twelves as duodecimos, when these accounts make it clear that they are octavos imposed in sheet and a half.
- Smaller formats could make printing less expensive, and text from a quarto edition could be squeezed into a duodecimo with considerable savings in paper - still a precious commodity in the age before wood pulp.
- This sometimes causes mistaken identification - but ignore anybody suggesting the books are duodecimos or even sextodecimos - they are small octavos.
- One could have a thin delicate duodecimo of a few dozen leaves of poetry, or a thick chunky volume of several hundred pages: both were duodecimos.
- His estimation of the capacities of youth was generous in comparison; this more aggressive abridger turned the nineteen volumes of the three novels into a 232-page duodecimo.
- A rough guide: modern unabridged dictionaries are usually the size of quartos; most textbooks are octavos; popular paperbacks are often duodecimos.
1. 1.1 A duodecimo book.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Around the walls stood several oaken bookcases, the lower shelves of which were filled with rows of gigantic folios and black-letter quartos, and the upper with little parchment-covered duodecimos.
  The book-table had been hastily cleared for a cloth, not over white, and, in consequence, the sole remaining table, which acted as sideboard, displayed a relay of plates and knives and forks, in the midst of octavos and duodecimos, bound and unbound, piled up and thrown about in great variety of shapes.
  Beware, too, of the vulgar error of fancying that little duodecimos with the mark of the fox and the bee's nest, and the motto ‘Quaerendo,’ come from the press of the Elzevirs.
  Such was this shameful war of Bibles - folios, quartos, and duodecimos, even in the days of Charles the First.
  To those, who are fond of relations of love and courtship, of the hopes and fears of the tender passion, of warm declarations, agitated hesitations, and timid acceptations, the volumes before us will afford a treat; for this regular routine of interesting detail, occurs about eight times, we believe, in the four thin duodecimos in question.
  The Elzevirian duodecimos achieved great contemporary popularity, and many authors thought it an honor to have their writings included in the series.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin ( in) duodecimo ‘in a twelfth’, from duodecimus ‘twelfth’.

单词	duodecimo
释义	Definition of duodecimo in English: duodecimo nounPlural duodecimos ˌdjuːə(ʊ)ˈdɛsɪməʊ 1A size of book in which each leaf is one twelfth of the size of the printing sheet. （书的）十二开本 Example sentencesExamples Smaller formats could make printing less expensive, and text from a quarto edition could be squeezed into a duodecimo with considerable savings in paper - still a precious commodity in the age before wood pulp. A rough guide: modern unabridged dictionaries are usually the size of quartos; most textbooks are octavos; popular paperbacks are often duodecimos. He treats all the octavos in twelves as duodecimos, when these accounts make it clear that they are octavos imposed in sheet and a half. His estimation of the capacities of youth was generous in comparison; this more aggressive abridger turned the nineteen volumes of the three novels into a 232-page duodecimo. There were huge, ponderous folios, and quartos, and little duodecimos, in English, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldaic, and all other languages that either originated at the confusion of Babel or have since come into use. It is a bunched, busy duodecimo, and in it, the reader can find stock poetic eloquence, like his, tailored to suit his circumstances. On the pages of the first quire, Thomas listed the smallest of the books, the octavos, duodecimos, and 32 mos; on the second, he listed the larger books, folios and quartos, and the family's manuscripts; and on the third quire, the contents of twenty-five volumes of bound tracts. This sometimes causes mistaken identification - but ignore anybody suggesting the books are duodecimos or even sextodecimos - they are small octavos. A total of 9 post-1800 novels appear in the list of octavos, and 127 in the duodecimos. One could have a thin delicate duodecimo of a few dozen leaves of poetry, or a thick chunky volume of several hundred pages: both were duodecimos. 1.1 A duodecimo book. Example sentencesExamples The Elzevirian duodecimos achieved great contemporary popularity, and many authors thought it an honor to have their writings included in the series. To those, who are fond of relations of love and courtship, of the hopes and fears of the tender passion, of warm declarations, agitated hesitations, and timid acceptations, the volumes before us will afford a treat; for this regular routine of interesting detail, occurs about eight times, we believe, in the four thin duodecimos in question. The book-table had been hastily cleared for a cloth, not over white, and, in consequence, the sole remaining table, which acted as sideboard, displayed a relay of plates and knives and forks, in the midst of octavos and duodecimos, bound and unbound, piled up and thrown about in great variety of shapes. Beware, too, of the vulgar error of fancying that little duodecimos with the mark of the fox and the bee's nest, and the motto ‘Quaerendo,’ come from the press of the Elzevirs. Around the walls stood several oaken bookcases, the lower shelves of which were filled with rows of gigantic folios and black-letter quartos, and the upper with little parchment-covered duodecimos. Such was this shameful war of Bibles - folios, quartos, and duodecimos, even in the days of Charles the First. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin (in) duodecimo 'in a twelfth', from duodecimus 'twelfth'. Rhymes octodecimo, sextodecimo Definition of duodecimo in US English: duodecimo (also 12mo) noun 1A size of book page that results from the folding of each printed sheet into 12 leaves (24 pages). Also called twelvemo Example sentencesExamples A total of 9 post-1800 novels appear in the list of octavos, and 127 in the duodecimos. It is a bunched, busy duodecimo, and in it, the reader can find stock poetic eloquence, like his, tailored to suit his circumstances. There were huge, ponderous folios, and quartos, and little duodecimos, in English, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldaic, and all other languages that either originated at the confusion of Babel or have since come into use. On the pages of the first quire, Thomas listed the smallest of the books, the octavos, duodecimos, and 32 mos; on the second, he listed the larger books, folios and quartos, and the family's manuscripts; and on the third quire, the contents of twenty-five volumes of bound tracts. He treats all the octavos in twelves as duodecimos, when these accounts make it clear that they are octavos imposed in sheet and a half. Smaller formats could make printing less expensive, and text from a quarto edition could be squeezed into a duodecimo with considerable savings in paper - still a precious commodity in the age before wood pulp. This sometimes causes mistaken identification - but ignore anybody suggesting the books are duodecimos or even sextodecimos - they are small octavos. One could have a thin delicate duodecimo of a few dozen leaves of poetry, or a thick chunky volume of several hundred pages: both were duodecimos. His estimation of the capacities of youth was generous in comparison; this more aggressive abridger turned the nineteen volumes of the three novels into a 232-page duodecimo. A rough guide: modern unabridged dictionaries are usually the size of quartos; most textbooks are octavos; popular paperbacks are often duodecimos. 1.1 A duodecimo book. Example sentencesExamples Around the walls stood several oaken bookcases, the lower shelves of which were filled with rows of gigantic folios and black-letter quartos, and the upper with little parchment-covered duodecimos. The book-table had been hastily cleared for a cloth, not over white, and, in consequence, the sole remaining table, which acted as sideboard, displayed a relay of plates and knives and forks, in the midst of octavos and duodecimos, bound and unbound, piled up and thrown about in great variety of shapes. Beware, too, of the vulgar error of fancying that little duodecimos with the mark of the fox and the bee's nest, and the motto ‘Quaerendo,’ come from the press of the Elzevirs. Such was this shameful war of Bibles - folios, quartos, and duodecimos, even in the days of Charles the First. To those, who are fond of relations of love and courtship, of the hopes and fears of the tender passion, of warm declarations, agitated hesitations, and timid acceptations, the volumes before us will afford a treat; for this regular routine of interesting detail, occurs about eight times, we believe, in the four thin duodecimos in question. The Elzevirian duodecimos achieved great contemporary popularity, and many authors thought it an honor to have their writings included in the series. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin ( in) duodecimo ‘in a twelfth’, from duodecimus ‘twelfth’.
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