folio

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun the system of numbering pages
  2. noun a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
  3. noun a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages

Etymology

From Middle English folio (“leaf of a book”), borrowed from Medieval Latin foliō, Late Latin foliō, Latin foliō, the ablative singular form of Late Latin folium (“leaf or sheet of paper”), Latin folium (“leaf of a plant”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“bloom, flower”). Doublet of foil and folium, and distantly related to phyllo and phyllon. Senses 1, 2, 3.1, 5, and 6 relating to a leaf or page are derived from Medieval Latin foliō in references; sense 5 (“page in an account book”) may be derived from Italian foglio (“rectangular sheet of paper”), from Latin folium. Senses 3.2 and 3.3 relating to a paper size are from Italian in foglio or its etymon Latin in foliō.

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Synonyms

pagination, page number, paging

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