duodecimo

/doo-uh-des-uh-moh, dyoo-/US // ˌdu əˈdɛs əˌmoʊ, ˌdyu- //UK // (ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪˌməʊ) //

双十二,十二进制,十二星座,双十二点

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural du·o·dec·i·mos.
- : Also called twelvemo. a book size of about 5 × 7½ inches, determined by printing on sheets folded to form 12 leaves or 24 pages. Symbol: 12 mo, 12°
- : a book of this size.

adj.形容词 adjective

I handled the little duodecimo with suspicion; then gave it back.
It consists of 540 duodecimo pages, crammed with matter enough to fill two volumes of the same dimensions.
She put her hand in with a thrill of joy at her audacity, and brought out an old duodecimo of battered calf-skin.
There is a miscellany in three volumes duodecimo published here, where there are many good pieces.
In one large duodecimo volume, sheep, or extra cloth, with nearly two hundred wood-cuts.