forty-eightmo

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Definitions of forty-eightmo word

noun plural forty-eightmo a book size of about 2½ × 4 inches (6 × 10 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 48 leaves or 96 pages. Abbreviation: 48mo, 48°. 1
noun plural forty-eightmo a book of this size. 1
adjective forty-eightmo in forty-eightmo. 1
noun forty-eightmo quadragesimo-octavo (as a paper size in printing). 0

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; forty-eight + -mo

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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