quarto

noun quar·to \ˈkwȯr-(ˌ)tō\

plural quartos

Definition of QUARTO

: the size of a piece of paper cut four from a sheet; also : paper or a page of this size

: a book printed on quarto pages

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Latin, abl. of quartus fourth

First Known Use: 1589

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