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Octavo
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; - usually written 8vo or 8¡.
(2):
(a.) Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book, leaf, size, etc.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Octavo'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/o/octavo.html. 1828.