# octavo

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #66,154

## Definitions
1. A sheet of paper 7 to 10 inches (= 17.78 to 25.4 cm) high and 4.5 to 6 inches (= 11.43 to 15.24 cm) wide, the size varying with the large original sheet used to create it. It is made by folding the original sheet three times to produce eight leaves.
2. A book of octavo pages.

## Etymology
From Latin octavo. Doublet of octave, oitava, and ochava.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/octavo