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| fo·li·o [ fṓlee ] |
noun (plural fo·li·os) |
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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 100 words in the United States and 72 or 90 in the United Kingdom
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6. accounting ledger page: a page, or two facing pages, of a ledger
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transitive verb (past and past participle fo·li·oed, present participle fo·li·o·ing, 3rd person present singular fo·li·os) |
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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"] |
