folio

Definitions of folio
  1. noun
    a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
    synonyms: f., fol., foliant, folioformaat, foliovel
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    respectblad
    a blank leaf in the front or back of a book
    bladzijde, blz., p., pag., pagina
    one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
    titelblad, titelpagina
    a page of a book displaying the title and author and publisher
    type of:
    blaadje, blad, papier, papiertje, vel, velletje
    paper used for writing or printing
  2. noun
    the system of numbering pages
    synonyms: f., fol., foliant, folioformaat, foliovel, paginering
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    type of:
    getal
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
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