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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 performance of tricks and illusions, especially by sleight of hand.

a small, narrow river or flow of water

The action or process of observing something carefully.

A device that removes contaminants and impurities from water to make it safe for drinking

a person who intervenes or pleads on behalf of another

A method or practice of deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.