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Meaning of 'octavo' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Octavo [ a.]
- Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book, leaf, size, etc.
2 . Octavo [ 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¡.

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octa- octachord octad octaedral octaemeron octagon octagonal octagynous octahedral octahedrite

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