Thesaurus: octavo

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1. n. 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¡.
2. a. Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book, leaf, size, etc.
3. n. the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
4. 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 8º. Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book, leaf, size, etc.
5. A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eightleaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book somade; -- usually written 8vo or 8º.
6. n:100 n. the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves