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Folio Common

Folio has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the system of numbering pages

"After the binding shop renumbered every page, we had to update our entire folio to match the new sequence."

2

a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)

"The archivist carefully numbered every folio in the restored medieval manuscript to ensure none were lost during the restoration process."

3

a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages

"the first folio of Shakespeare's plays"

4

a leaf of a book or manuscript

"The rare manuscript was so fragile that conservators had to handle each folio individually with padded tongs."

Verb
1

to put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page

"The archivist carefully numbered every folio in the ancient manuscript to ensure no pages were misplaced."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
number sheet book
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
flyleaf interleaf page
Rhyming Words
lio ilio olio elio clio julio polio helio oglio tulio bilio dealio emilio duilio gallio dillio tullio manlio coolio giulio
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