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| folio [ fṓli ō ] |
noun (plural folios) |
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1. large book or manuscript: a book or manuscript in the largest size usual for books, traditionally created by folding a single sheet of standard-sized printing paper once, giving two leaves or four pages
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2. large sheet for book: a standard-sized sheet of printing paper folded once to give two leaves or four pages
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3. page numbered on front: a paper or parchment page that is numbered on the front but not the back
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4. page number: a page number
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5. law measurement for legal documents: a unit for measuring the length of legal documents, usually 72 or 90 words in Britain and 100 in the United States
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6. accounting ledger page: a page, or two facing pages, of a ledger
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transitive verb (3rd person present singular folios, present participle folioing, past and past participle folioed) |
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number pages: to number the pages in a book
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adjective |
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large-format: printed in folio size
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| [Mid-15th century. < late Latin folio 'at the page' < Latin folium 'leaf, page'] |
