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Translingual

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Noun

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  1. (paper) Abbreviation of quarto, a standard size range for paper after folding and cutting (7.5"–10" x 10"–12.5").
  2. (printing) Abbreviation of quarto, a standard size range for books, corresponding to the paper size.

Synonyms

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  • (page size): 4to
  • (book size): 4to, Q

See also

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English paper and book sizes
Latin folio quarto sexto octavo duodecimo sextodecimo octodecimo vicesimo-quarto trigesimo-secundo quadragesimo-octavo sexagesimo-quarto
ALA F Q   O D S T   Tt Fe Sf
height (cm) > 30 25-30 25-30 20-25 17.5-20 15-17.5 12.5-15 12.5-15 10-12.5 7.5-10 < 7.5
printers' folio quarto sixmo octavo twelvemo sixteenmo eighteenmo twenty-fourmo thirty-twomo forty-eightmo sixty-fourmo
abbrev. fo or f 4to 6to or 6mo 8vo 12mo 16mo 18mo 24mo 32mo 48mo 64mo
abbrev. 12º 16º 18º 24º 32º 48º 64º
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Portuguese

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Adjective

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(feminine , masculine plural 4os, feminine plural 4as, not comparable) (proscribed)

  1. Alternative form of 4.º

Spanish

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Adjective

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(feminine , masculine plural 4ºs, feminine plural 4ªs)

  1. 4th; abbreviation of cuarto