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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈfoʊlioʊ/ · UK /ˈfəʊliəʊ/
folio means: A large book made from sheets folded once, each giving four pages.
noun
A large book made from sheets folded once, each giving four pages.
- The library owns a rare folio.
- He opened the large folio on the desk.
- These poems first appeared in a folio edition.
A single sheet in a book or handwritten document, with a front and a back.
- One folio is missing.
- The drawing covers both sides of the folio.
- The manuscript contains eighty folios of handwritten text.
A cover or folder used to hold loose papers.
- She put the papers in a folio.
- His leather folio held notes and sketches.
- I left my document folio on the train.
One side of a sheet in a book.
- The note appears on this folio.
- Each folio has a number at the top.
- The printer left the final folio blank.
verb
To put numbers on the pages or sheets of a book or document.
- Please folio the loose pages.
- The archivist folioed the manuscript in pencil.
- They folio every sheet before binding the documents.
Questions about folio
What does folio mean?
A large book made from sheets folded once, each giving four pages.
What is folio in other languages?
Türkçe: folyo boy kitap · Español: libro en folio · Français: in-folio · Deutsch: Foliant · Italiano: volume in folio · 日本語: 二つ折り本
How do you pronounce folio?
In American English /ˈfoʊlioʊ/; in British English /ˈfəʊliəʊ/.
How do you use folio in a sentence?
The library owns a rare folio. He opened the large folio on the desk.
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