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octavo

noun

/ɒkˈteɪvoʊ/

Meaning

A size of book page resulting from folding a sheet of paper into eight leaves (sixteen pages).

The old library contained rare octavo editions of Shakespeare.

book size, format, edition, volume

folio, quarto

rare octavo, octavo edition, printed in octavo, small octavo

the easing of strained relations, especially between countries

A long piece of writing on a particular subject, usually written for a university degree.

a large waterbird with a long curved neck and usually white plumage

a small basic unit of life; or a small enclosed space like a prison room

a large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road; a railway carriage; a person who trains athletes...

a hard white structure in the mouth used for biting and chewing food