qualoid

qualoid
 n.β€” Β«The roughly 18 1/2-by-12 1/2-inch size is also known as the “European midi” (France’s Le Monde uses it) or, really grimly, as “qualoid,” as in quality tabloid.Β» β€”β€œFor U.S. newspapers, future may be in tabloid size” by Steve Johnson Kansas City Star (Kan., Mo.) Nov. 12, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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