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quadragesimo-octavo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quadra-ges-i-mo-oc-ta-vo
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A paper size, (2.5"-3.1" x 2.5"-3.3"), one forty-eighth of a standard uncut flat sheet.

noun

A book size, (2.5"-3.1" x 2.5"-3.3"), corresponding to the paper size.

Etymology

From Latin ablatives of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”) and octāvus (“eighth”).

Inflected Forms

quadragesimo-octavos (plural)

Synonyms

48mo forty-eightmo 48º Fe

Questions

What does quadragesimo-octavo mean?
A paper size, (2.5"-3.1" x 2.5"-3.3"), one forty-eighth of a standard uncut flat sheet.
Where does quadragesimo-octavo come from?
From Latin ablatives of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”) and octāvus (“eighth”).

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