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A leaf of a book or manuscript.

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  1. n. A leaf of a book or manuscript.
  2. n. A sheet of paper once folded.
  3. n. A book made of sheets of paper each folded once (four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind. See Note under Paper.
  4. n. The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand.
  5. n. A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.
  6. n. A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words.
  7. n. the system of numbering pages
  8. n. a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
  9. n. a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages
  10. 1. A leaf of a book or manuscript. 2. A sheet of paper once folded. 3. A book made of sheets of paper each folded once (four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind. See Note under Paper. 4. (Print.) The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand. 5. A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number. 6. (Law) A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words. Folio post, a flat writing paper, usually 17 by 24 inches. To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page. Formed of sheets each folded once, making two leaves, or four pages; as, a folio volume. See Folio, n., 3.
  11. The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages andthe odd folios on the right-hand.
  12. n:100 n. a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages