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: 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.
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 made by folding one piece of paper in half — counting each side, this gives you four pages. A larger folio is simply a collection of many folded sheets bound together. In the early days of printing, the fanciest books were folios.
5 days ago · 1. 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.
FOLIO meaning: 1. a book made of paper of a large size, especially one of the earliest books printed in Europe 2…. Learn more.
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.
folio. noun. /ˈfəʊliəʊ/. /ˈfəʊliəʊ/. (plural folios) a book made with large sheets of paper, especially as used in early printing. a folio edition. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.
