Definition of "octavos" []

• Plural form of octavo. (noun)

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• "Perhaps ten or fifteen years ago, they happened into a commercial trade show at the National Association of Pastoral Musicians and grabbed a few octavos that they dragged home to foist on unwilling congregations."
• "The abridged London octavos (1758a, 1760) manage to provide some articulation through paragraphing; the Dublin octavo (1758b) does not."
• "With his colleagues, he has produced over 15 collections of songs and octavos, and a wide range of liturgical materials."