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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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FOLIO definition: 1. a book made of paper of a large size, especially one of the earliest books printed in Europe 2…. Learn more.
noun. fo· lio ˈfō-lē-ˌō. plural folios. Synonyms of folio. 1. a. : a leaf especially of a manuscript or book. b. : a leaf number. c. : a page number. d. : an identifying reference in accounting used in posting. 2. a. : a sheet of paper folded once. b. : a case or folder for loose papers. 3. a. : the size of a piece of paper cut two from a sheet.
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.
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.
FOLIO meaning: 1. a book made of paper of a large size, especially one of the earliest books printed in Europe 2…. Learn more.
First, a folio (abbreviated fo or 2o) is a book or pamphlet made up of one or more full sheets of paper, on each of which four pages of text are printed, two on each side; each sheet is then folded once to produce two leaves. Each leaf of a folio book thus is one half the size of the original sheet.
a. a large sheet of paper folded once, so that it forms two leaves, or four pages, of a book, manuscript, etc. b. a large size of book, about 12 by 15 inches, made of sheets folded in this way. c. a leaf of a manuscript, book, etc. numbered on only one side. d. the number of a page in a book, etc. adjective.
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.
Definition of folio noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
