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duodecimo

/ˌduːoʊˈdɛsɪmoʊ/ /ˌdjuːoʊˈdɛsɪmoʊ/

Meanings
noun

Duodécimo

A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide.

Examples :

"The small poetry book was printed in duodecimo format, making it perfect to slip into a pocket. "
El pequeño libro de poesía se imprimió en formato duodécimo, lo que lo hace perfecto para meterlo en un bolsillo.
stationery writing literature technical

Related Words

Illustration preferred

preferred verb

/pɹɪˈfɜːd/ /pɹɪˈfɝd/

Preferir

"I prefer tea to coffee."

Prefiero el té al café.

Illustration approximately

approximately adverb

/əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/

Aproximadamente, cerca de

"...approximately 60 beats per minute."

…aproximadamente 60 latidos por minuto.

Illustration folding

folding verb

/ˈfəʊldɪŋ/ /ˈfoʊldɪŋ/

Doblar

"The student carefully folded the paper airplane. "

El estudiante dobló cuidadosamente el avión de papel.

Illustration textbook

textbook noun

/ˈtɛkst.bʊk/

Libro de texto, manual

"My math teacher recommended a specific textbook for extra practice. "

Mi profesor de matemáticas recomendó un libro de texto específico para práctica adicional.

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

Porque, ya que

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Fui al parque porque hacía buen tiempo.

Illustration originally

originally adverb

/əˈɹɪdʒnəli/

Originalmente, inicialmente

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."

Originalmente, este papel era blanco, pero con los años se ha amarilleado por la edad.

Illustration printing

printing verb

/ˈpɹɪntɪŋ/

Imprimir

"Print the draft double-spaced so we can mark changes between the lines."

Imprime el borrador a doble espacio para que podamos marcar los cambios entre las líneas.

Illustration printed

printed verb

/pɹɪntɪd/

Imprimir

"Print the draft double-spaced so we can mark changes between the lines."

Imprime el borrador a doble espacio para que podamos marcar los cambios entre las líneas.

Illustration cutting

cutting verb

/ˈkʌtɪŋ/

Cortar, incidir

"The carpenter carefully cutting the wood with a sharp knife. "

El carpintero corta cuidadosamente la madera con un cuchillo afilado.

Illustration perfect

perfect noun

/ˈpɜː.fɛkt/ /ˈpɝfɪkt/ /pəˈfɛkt/ /pɚˈfɛkt/

Perfecto

"The perfect tense, used to describe actions completed before another time, is a useful grammatical tool. "

El perfecto, utilizado para describir acciones completadas antes de otro tiempo, es una herramienta gramatical útil.

Illustration lightweight

lightweight noun

/ˈlaɪtweɪt/ /ˈlaɪtˌweɪt/

Peso ligero

"The lightweight boxing class is between featherweight and welterweight. "

La categoría de boxeo de peso ligero está entre peso pluma y peso wélter.

Illustration perfecto

perfecto noun

/pə(ɹ)ˈfɛktəʊ/

Cigarro perfecto

"My grandfather always enjoys relaxing on the porch with a glass of iced tea and a perfecto. "

Mi abuelo siempre disfruta relajándose en el porche con un vaso de té helado y un cigarro perfecto.