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- Dictionaryfolio/ˈfəʊlɪəʊ/
noun
- 1. an individual leaf of paper or parchment, either loose as one of a series or forming part of a bound volume, which is numbered on the recto or front side only.
- 2. a sheet of paper folded once to form two leaves (four pages) of a book.
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a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript. a volume having pages of the largest size, formerly made from such a sheet. a leaf of a manuscript or book numbered only on the front side.
: the size of a piece of paper cut two from a sheet. also : paper or a page of this size. b. : a book printed on folio pages.
FOLIO definition: 1. a book made of paper of a large size, especially one of the earliest books printed in Europe 2…. Learn more.
a book made of paper of a large size, especially one of the earliest books printed in Europe. Anadolu Agency/GettyImages. a single sheet of paper from a book. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Books: kinds of books. abridgment. annual. anthology. audiobook. backlist. crammer. crime. digest. dime novel. e-reader. easy read. must-read.
A folio is an old fashioned kind of book, typically made of large folded sheets of paper. In the 1600s, many of Shakespeare's plays were printed in the form of a folio. The word folio means "leaf or sheet of paper" in Latin.
a sheet of paper folded in half to make two leaves for a book or manuscript. 2. a book or manuscript of the largest common size made up of such sheets. 3. a leaf of paper or parchment numbered on the front side only. 4. a page number in a book. 5. law.
Definition of folio noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Folio Definition. A large sheet of paper folded once, so that it forms two leaves, or four pages, of a book, manuscript, etc. A large size of book, about 12 by 15 inches, made of sheets folded in this way. A page of a ledger, or facing pages with the same number. A number on such a leaf.
Jun 3, 2024 · Folio.—The running number of the pages of a work. When there is no running title, the folio is placed in the centre of the head-line; when there is a running title, at the outside corner—the even folio on the left, the odd on the right.
