Quarto

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 See also 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Noun 2.3 Noun

English

Etymology

From Latin quarto for the fourth time

Noun

quarto

1. A size of paper usually 8 x 10 inches (203mm x 254mm). Formed by cutting a large sheet of (say 16 x 20 inches) twice to form 4 pages. The exact size depends upon the original sheet.
2. A book size, usually 10 to 13 inches tall and 7.5 to 8.5 inches wide. Intermediate in size between octavo and folio. Abbreviated 4to.

See also

• foolscap

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Italian

Adjective

quarto m (f quarta, m plural quarti, f plural quarte)

1. fourth

Noun

quarto m (f quarta, m plural quarti, f plural quarte)

1. fourth (the one in fourth position)

Noun

quarto m (plural quarti)

1. quarter (fraction), fourth (fraction)

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