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folio
('f/oU/l/i/,/oU/ )

adjective (a)

  • Formed of sheets each folded once, making two leaves, or four pages; as, a folio volume. See Folio, n., 3.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the system of numbering pages(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    leaf
    source: wordnet30
  • a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The first folio of Shakespeare's plays.
    source: wordnet30
  • A leaf of a book or manuscript.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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