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folio

/ˈfəʊlɪəʊ/

/ˈfoʊlioʊ/

folionoun

folios

/ˈfəʊlɪəʊ/

/ˈfoʊlioʊ/

Translations

folioTerme bibliographique et typographique.

The rare folio was displayed in the museum.

Le rare folio était exposé au musée.

feuilletPour une feuille ou un feuillet numéroté d’un manuscrit ou d’un livre.

The scribe numbered each folio by hand.

Le copiste a numéroté chaque feuillet à la main.

Additional translations

chemisePour un dossier ou étui destiné à des feuilles volantes.

Definitions

A sheet of paper folded once to form two leaves (four pages) of a book.

The manuscript was written on a folio, making it easy to handle and read.

A book or manuscript made up of folio sheets.

The library's rare collection includes a folio of Shakespeare's plays.

An individual leaf of paper or parchment, numbered on the front side only, occurring in a manuscript or book.

The folio was carefully numbered to ensure the pages were in the correct order.

A portfolio or case for loose papers.

She carried her sketches in a leather folio to the art class.

A page number in a book.

The index referred to folio 23 for more information on the topic.

Synonyms

folioverb

folioed

Past Simple

folioed

Past Participle

folioing

ing-form

Rare verb meaning ‘to number the pages/leaves of a manuscript or document’.

Translations

folioterTerme de bibliothéconomie et d’archivistique.

The archivist folioed the loose papers before filing them.

L’archiviste a folioté les feuilles volantes avant de les classer.

Definitions

To number the pages or leaves of (a manuscript, book, or document).

The archivist folioed the loose papers before filing them.

Synonyms

arrange (in folios)

number (pages)

folioadjective

/ˈfəʊ.li.əʊ/

/ˈfoʊ.li.oʊ/

Used attributively to denote size or format (e.g., "folio volume").

Translations

in-folioSe dit d’un format de livre ou d’atlas.

The museum displayed a massive folio atlas on a custom stand.

Le musée exposait un atlas in-folio massif sur un support sur mesure.

Definitions

Designating or of the size or format produced from sheets of paper each folded once; relating to such a sheet, page, or book.

The museum displayed a massive folio atlas on a custom stand.

Synonyms