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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DUODECIMO, a. [L., twelve.] Having or consisting of twelve leaves to a sheet; as a book of duodecimo form or size.
DUODECIMO, n. A book in which a sheet is folded into twelve leaves.

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -mos) Etymology: Latin, ablative of duodecimus twelfth, from duodecim Date: 1658 twelvemo

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -os) Printing 1 a book-size in which each leaf is one-twelfth of the size of the printing-sheet. 2 a book of this size. Etymology: L (in) duodecimo in a twelfth (as DUODECIMAL)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Duodecimo Du*o*dec"i*mo, n.; pl. Duodecimos. A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into twelve leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of a book; -- usually written 12mo or 12[deg].

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Duodecimo Du`o*dec"i*mo, a. [L. in duodecimo in twelfth, fr. duodecimus twelfth, fr. duodecim twelve. See Dozen.] Having twelve leaves to a sheet; as, a duodecimo from, book, leaf, size, etc.