This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
elephant folio
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Printing.
a very large folio.
an American book size with a height measurement between 24 and 25 inches (61 and 63.5 centimeters).
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Origin of elephant folio
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby elephant folio
elephant, elephant bird, Elephant Butte, elephant ear, elephant fish, elephant folio, elephant grass, elephant gun, elephantiasis, elephantine, elephant in the room
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use elephant folio in a sentence
The book was published in New York in four volumes (elephant folio) in 1830-39.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 2|Charles Dudley Warner