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   Fo·li·o

   /ˈfōlēō/

   

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   • 1. an individual leaf of paper or parchment, numbered on the recto or front side only, occurring either loose as one of a series or forming part of a bound volume.
   • ▪ the page number in a printed book.
   • ▪ a sheet of paper folded once to form two leaves (four pages) of a book.
   • ▪ a size of book made up of folio sheets of paper: "copies in folio"
   • ▪ a book or manuscript made up of folio sheets of paper; a volume of the largest standard size: "old vellum-bound folios"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin, ablative of folium ‘leaf’, in medieval Latin used in references to mean ‘on leaf so-and-so’. The original sense of in folio (from Italian in foglio) was ‘in the form of a full-sized sheet or leaf folded once’ (designating the largest size of book).

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   What is folio noun?

   • a book made with large sheets of paper, especially as used in early printing (specialist) a single sheet of paper from a book Topics Literature and writing c2 Definition of folio noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is a folio in accounting?

   • A folio is a sheet of paper folded once to form two leaves of a book or manuscript, or a book or manuscript made up of such leaves. It can also refer to a large-sized book or a page number in a book. In accounting, folio refers to a record of financial transactions.

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   What is a folio book?

   • The term folio can also refer to a book of large size. The collected works of William Shakespeare, for example, were first published in a folio edition in 1623. Eighteen of Shakespeare’s plays were printed in quartos (books about half the size of a modern magazine) before that publication.

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   Why is a folio so important?

   • • Because of its size and cost, copies in folio were of necessity confined to persons of substantial means. • On folio 4 verso, Siferwas depicted himself presenting the manuscript to Lovell. • If a stock-oriented ports folio makes you nervous and more likely to die young from a heart attack, forget it.

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   noun,pluralfo·li·os. 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.

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   What does the word folio mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word folio. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. folio has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. accounting (late 1500s) law (1830s) printing and typography (1870s) Entry status.

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   folio. fo•li•o /ˈfoʊliˌoʊ/ n. [ countable], pl. -li•os. Printing a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript. Printing a book having pages of the largest size. See -foli-. fo•li•o (fō′ lē ō′), n., pl. -li•os, adj., v., -li•oed, -li•o•ing. n.

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   In printing, a sheet of paper folded in half is called a folio. The name is from Latin folium, meaning "leaf." The term folio can also refer to a book of large size. The collected works of William Shakespeare, for example, were first published in a folio edition in 1623.

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   Definitions of 'folio' A folio is a book made with paper of a large size, used especially in the early centuries of European printing. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'folio' British English: foʊlioʊ American English: foʊlioʊ. More. Conjugations of 'folio' present simple: I folio, you folio [...] past simple: I folioed, you folioed [...]