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folio
[ foh-lee-oh ]
/ ˈfoʊ liˌoʊ /
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noun, plural fo·li·os.
adjective
pertaining to or having the format of a folio: a folio volume.
verb (used with object), fo·li·oed, fo·li·o·ing.
to number each leaf or page of.
Law. to mark each folio in (a pleading or the like) with the proper number.
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British Dictionary definitions for folio
folio
/ (ˈfəʊlɪəʊ) /
noun plural -lios
adjective
relating to or having the format of a folioa folio edition
verb -lios, -lioing or -lioed
(tr) to number the leaves of (a book) consecutively
Word Origin for folio
C16: from Latin phrase in foliō in a leaf, from folium leaf
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