folio
[ foh-lee-oh ]
/ ˈfoʊ liˌoʊ /
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.
Origin of folio
Words nearby folio
foliicolous,
foliiferous,
folin's test,
folinate,
folinic acid,
folio,
folio recto,
folio verso,
foliolate,
foliole,
foliose
Definition for folio (2 of 2)
folio verso
[ foh-lee-oh vur-soh; Latin foh-lee-oh wer-soh ]
/ ˈfoʊ liˌoʊ ˈvɜr soʊ; Latin ˈfoʊ liˌoʊ ˈwɛr soʊ /
noun
the back of the page; verso (opposed to folio recto).
Origin of folio verso
From Latin
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British Dictionary definitions for folio
folio
/ (ˈfəʊlɪəʊ) /
noun plural -lios
adjective
relating to or having the format of a folio
a 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