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fo·li·o
(fō′lē-ō′)n. pl. fo·li·os
1.
a. A large sheet of paper folded once in the middle, making two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript.
b. A book or manuscript of the largest common size, usually about 38 centimeters (15 inches) in height, consisting of such folded sheets.
2.
a. A leaf of a book numbered only on the front side.
b. A number on such a leaf.
c. A page number.
3. Law A specific number of words used as a unit for measuring the length of the text of a legal document.
tr.v. fo·li·oed, fo·li·o·ing, fo·li·os
To number consecutively the pages or leaves of (a book, for example).
[Middle English, from Late Latin foliō, ablative of folium, leaf of paper, from Latin, leaf; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]
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folio
(ˈfəʊlɪəʊ)n, pl -lios
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a sheet of paper folded in half to make two leaves for a book or manuscript
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a book or manuscript of the largest common size made up of such sheets
3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a leaf of paper or parchment numbered on the front side only
4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a page number in a book
5. (Law) law a unit of measurement of the length of legal documents, determined by the number of words, generally 72 or 90 in Britain and 100 in the US
6. NZ a collection of related material
adj
(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) relating to or having the format of a folio: a folio edition.
vb, -lios, -lioing or -lioed
(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to number the leaves of (a book) consecutively
[C16: from Latin phrase in foliō in a leaf, from folium leaf]
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fo•li•o
(ˈfoʊ liˌoʊ)n., pl. -li•os,
n.
1. a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript.
2. a volume having pages of the largest size, formerly made from such a sheet.
3. a leaf of a manuscript or book numbered only on the front side.
4.
a. (in a book) the number of each page.
b. (in a newspaper) the number of each page together with the date and the name of the newspaper.
5. Law. a certain number of words, in the U.S. generally 100, taken as a unit for computing the length of a document.
adj. 6. pertaining to or having the format of a folio: a folio volume.
v.t. 7. to number each leaf or page of.
[1525–35; < Latin foliō]
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Past participle: folioed
Gerund: folioing
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Noun | 1. | folio - the system of numbering pages page - one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" |
2. | folio - a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) flyleaf - a blank leaf in the front or back of a book interleaf - a blank leaf inserted between the leaves of a book page - one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) | |
3. | folio - a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages; "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays" |
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Translations
كتاب أوراقُه من حجم فوليووَرَقَه
foliolist
bog i folioformatfolio
folioinfolio
fólióívrét
bók í arkarbrotifólíó, arkarbrot
foliantaspusiau sulenktas lapas
foliantsfolio
fólio
büyük boyutlu kitapikiye katlanmış kâğıt tabakası
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folio
(ˈfouliou) – plural ˈfolios – noun1. a sheet of paper folded once.
2. a book in which the pages are made of sheets of paper folded once. Shakespeare's plays were first printed in folio.
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