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-mo () A
suffix added to the names of
certain numerals or to the
numerals themselves, to
indicate the
number of
leaves made by
folding a sheet of
paper; as,
sixteenmo or 16mo;
eighteenmo or 18mo. It is taken from the Latin forms
similarly used; as,
duodecimo, sextodecimo, etc. A small
circle, placed after the
number and near its top, is often used for -mo; as, 16�, 18�, etc..