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- [foh-lee-oh]
- /ˈfoʊ liˌoʊ/
- /ˈfəʊ.li.əʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foh-lee-oh]
- /ˈfoʊ liˌoʊ/
Definitions of folio word
- noun plural folio a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript. 1
- noun plural folio a volume having pages of the largest size, formerly made from such a sheet. 1
- noun plural folio a leaf of a manuscript or book numbered only on the front side. 1
- noun plural folio a case that, when closed, covers and protects both the screen and the back panel of a mobile device, as a tablet or smartphone. 1
- noun plural folio Printing. (in a book) the number of each page. (in a newspaper) the number of each page together with the date and the name of the newspaper. 1
- noun plural folio Bookkeeping. a page of an account book or a left-hand page and a right-hand page facing each other and having the same serial number. 1
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Origin of folio
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin foliō (orig. in phrase in foliō in a leaf, sheet), ablative of folium folium
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Parts of speech for Folio
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
folio popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
folio usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for folio
noun folio
- album — An album is a record with about 25 minutes of music on each side. You can also refer to a collection of songs that is available on a record or CD as an album.
- novel — Roman Law. an imperial enactment subsequent and supplementary to an imperial compilation and codification of authoritative legal materials. Usually, Novels. imperial enactments subsequent to the promulgation of Justinian's Code and supplementary to it: one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
- publication — the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
- dictionary — (as modifier)
- pamphlet — a complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover.
Antonyms for folio
noun folio
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- letter — a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.
- one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
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