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folio

noun
/ˈfəʊlɪəʊ/UK/ˈfoʊliˌoʊ/US

Etymology

From Middle English folio (“leaf of a book”), borrowed from Medieval Latin foliō, Late Latin foliō, Latin foliō, the ablative singular form of Late Latin folium (“leaf or sheet of paper”), Latin folium (“leaf of a plant”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“bloom, flower”). Doublet of foil and folium, and distantly related to phyllo and phyllon. Senses 1, 2, 3.1, 5, and 6 relating to a leaf or page are derived from Medieval Latin foliō in references; sense 5 (“page in an account book”) may be derived from Italian foglio (“rectangular sheet of paper”), from Latin folium. Senses 3.2 and 3.3 relating to a paper size are from Italian in foglio or its etymon Latin in foliō.

  1. derived from in foliō
  2. derived from in foglio
  3. derived from foglio — “rectangular sheet of paper”
  4. derived from *bʰleh₃-✻ — “bloom, flower”
  5. derived from folium — “leaf of a plant”
  6. derived from folium — “leaf or sheet of paper”
  7. derived from foliō
  8. derived from foliō
  9. derived from foliō
  10. inherited from folio — “leaf of a book”

Definitions

  1. A leaf of a book or manuscript.

  2. A page of a book, that is, one side of a leaf of a book.

  3. A page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the…

    A page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand pages.

    • verso left-hand page of a book usually identified with even folio numbers. […] recto right-hand page of a book usually identified with odd folio numbers.
  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. A sheet of paper folded in half.

    2. A book made of sheets of paper each folded in half (two leaves or four pages to the sheet)

      A book made of sheets of paper each folded in half (two leaves or four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind, exceeding 30 centimetres in height.

      • A rare copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
      • The imputed virtue of folios full of knockdown arguments is supposed to reside in them, just as some of the majesty of the British Empire dwells in the constable’s truncheon.

    3. A wrapper for loose papers.

    4. A page in an account book

      A page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.

    5. A protective case with a flap that folds to cover the screen of a mobile device.

    6. A leaf containing a certain number of words

      A leaf containing a certain number of words; hence, a certain number of words in a piece of writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words.

    7. To put a serial number on (a folio or page, or on all the folios or pages of a book)

      To put a serial number on (a folio or page, or on all the folios or pages of a book); to foliate, to page.

      • Folioing is necessary as an indication how far in his work the poster has proceeded, and must be done in both books immediately after each entry.

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Derived

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA