32mo

noun

A book with leaves of such size, about the size of a contemporary trade paperback.

Meanings

noun32mo (usually uncountable, plural 32mos)

plural 32mos

  1. abbreviationuncountableusuallypaperAbbreviation of thirty-twomo; a size of paper cut from standard uncut free sheets, corresponding to such a sheet folded into thirty-two leaves, yielding sixty-four pages when printed on both sides. Page size is dependent on the size of sheet used, with the largest standard size, Atlas (36" by 26") yielding a page size of 6-1/2" by 4-1/2".

    Synonyms: trigesimo-secundo, thirty-twomo, 32º

  2. uncountableusuallymediaA book with leaves of such size, about the size of a contemporary trade paperback.

    Synonyms: trigesimo-secundo, thirty-twomo, 32º, Tt

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAbbreviation of thirty-twomo; a size of paper cut from standard uncut free sheets, corresponding to such a sheet folded into thirty-two leaves, yielding sixty-four pages when printed on both sides. Page size is dependent on the size of sheet used, with the largest standard size, Atlas (36" by 26") yielding a page size of 6-1/2" by 4-1/2".

nounA book with leaves of such size, about the size of a contemporary trade paperback.

Origin

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APA

32mo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/32mo

MLA

“32mo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/32mo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “32mo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/32mo.

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