THIRTY-TWOMO Definition & Meaning

thirty-twomo

[thur-tee-too-moh]

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noun

plural

thirty-twomos

a book size of about 3¼ × 5½ inches (8.3 × 14 centimeters), determined by printing on sheets that are folded to form 32 leaves or 64 pages. 32mo, 32°
a book of this size.

adjective

printed, folded, or bound as a thirty-twomo.

thirty-twomo

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noun

Often written: 32mo.�� 32°.��a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper into 32 leaves or 64 pages

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of thirty-twomo¹

First recorded in 1765–75; thirty-two + -mo

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I sought the companionship of several low-browed, ill-favored fellows whom I believed suited to my purposes, but almost immediately I wearied of them, for they had never looked into a book and were so profoundly ignorant as to be unable to distinguish between a folio and a thirty-twomo.

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thirty-two Thirty Years' War

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