Decimosexto

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decimosexto \Dec`i*mo*sex"to\, n. [Prop., in sixteenth; fr. L.
     decimus tenth + sextus sixth.]
     A book consisting of sheets, each of which is folded into
     sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a
     size of book; -- usually written 16mo or 16[deg].
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decimosexto \Dec`i*mo*sex"to\, a.
     Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; as, a decimosexto form,
     book, leaf, size.
     [1913 Webster]