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

1525–35; < Latin foliō (orig. in phrase in foliō in a leaf, sheet), ablative of folium folium

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