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Trigesimosecundo

Trī-gĕs'i-mo-se-cūn'do, a.

adjective

a. [Lat., thirty-second.] Formed of sheets folded so as to make thirty-two leaves; of, or equal to, the size of one fold of a sheet of printing paper when doubled so as to make thirty-two leaves;—said of books.

Trī-gĕs'i-mo-se-cūn'do, n.

noun

n. 1. A book composed of sheets so folded that each one makes thirty-two leaves; a trigesimo-secundo book.

Sense 2. The size of a book thus composed;—usually indicated thus: 32 mo., or 32°.