n.
Pronunciation: äk- ' t ā -( ˌ )v ō , - ' tä-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -vos
Etymology: Latin, ablative of octavus eighth
Date: 1582
: the size of a piece of paper cut eight from a sheet also : a book, a page, or paper of this size
n.
Pronunciation: äk- ' t ā -( ˌ )v ō , - ' tä-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -vos
Etymology: Latin, ablative of octavus eighth
Date: 1582
: the size of a piece of paper cut eight from a sheet also : a book, a page, or paper of this size
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012