octavo

Meaning

Noun

• A sheet of paper 7 to 10 inches (= 17.78 to 25.4 cm) high and 4.5 to 6 inches (= 11.43 to 15.24 cm) wide, the size varying with the large original sheet used to create it. It is made by folding the original sheet three times to produce eight leaves.
• A book of octavo pages.

Related

Similar words

• 8º, 8vo
• 8º, 8vo, O

Origin

• From Latin.