What's the difference between sextodecimo and sixteenmo?

Sextodecimo


Definition:

  • (a.) Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; of, or equal to, the size of one fold of a sheet of printing paper when folded so as to make sixteen leaves, or thirty-two pages; as, a sextodecimo volume.
  • (n.) A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of a book; -- usually written 16mo, or 16ยก.

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Sixteenmo


Definition:

  • (n.) See Sextodecimo.

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