demy


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
demy /dɪˈmʌɪ/
noun
  • 1 a paper size, 564 × 444 mm.
  • 2 (also demy octavo) a book size, 216 × 138 mm.
  • 3 (also demy quarto) a book size, 276 × 219 mm.
– origin ME: from demi-, or its source, Fr. demi ‘half’.
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