folio
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- noun
- /ˈfoʊliˌoʊ/
- Specialized
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folio
- The library's rare collection includes a stunning folio of ancient maps.
- folio edition
- First Folio
Examples
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I agree that Folio 21 is a lovely book to browse.
Blog text (17) -
Janet turned and saw Miss Zimmerman bending her sleek yellow head over a huge folio volume.
Fiction book (1991) -
You gave me this gorgeous folio version of the book.
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And so this slide you can look at now has the First Folio edition slide.
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And he went to London to to look at purchasing a First folio of Shakespeare.
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After this point, there is no evidence for any further folio installments.
Academic text (2006) -
William Shakespeare produced a huge folio of work as both a playwright and a poet.
Blog text (9) -
Anyway, I've got this amazing Piranesi folio from the office that we can look at together.
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A notable fact is that the First Folio, perhaps a better-edited version than the quartos, fashions
Academic text (2017) -
The Fenster exhibit of rare folios was backed by a looking-glass, an odd device for a bookshop, she thought.
Fiction book (1994)
How Small
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Folio comes from the Latin folium, meaning 'leaf'. A folio book is made from large sheets or 'leaves' folded once, so the word points to the book's big pages.