Meanings
plural quadragesimo-octavos
- paperA paper size, (2.5"-3.1" x 2.5"-3.3"), one forty-eighth of a standard uncut flat sheet.
Synonyms: 48mo, forty-eightmo, 48º
- mediaA book size, (2.5"-3.1" x 2.5"-3.3"), corresponding to the paper size.
Synonyms: Fe, 48mo, forty-eightmo, 48º
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA paper size, (2.5"-3.1" x 2.5"-3.3"), one forty-eighth of a standard uncut flat sheet.
nounA book size, (2.5"-3.1" x 2.5"-3.3"), corresponding to the paper size.
Origin
From Latin ablatives of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”) and octāvus (“eighth”).
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