folio Meaning and Definition
1. n. a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages
2. n. a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
3. n. the system of numbering pages
The term "folio", from the Latin folium (leaf), has three interconnected but distinct meanings in the world of books and printing.
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