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Leaflet vs Folio - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between leaflet and folio

is that leaflet is one of the components of a compound leaf while folio is a leaf of a book or manuscript.

As verbs the difference between leaflet and folio

is that leaflet is to distribute leaflets to while folio is to put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page.

leaflet

English

Noun

(wikipedia leaflet) (en noun)
  • (label) One of the components of a compound leaf.
  • (label) A small plant leaf.
    • The new leaflets at the end of the branch were a lighter shade of green than the mature leaves.
  • A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.
    • A leaflet had been left under the car's windshield wiper.
  • (label) A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.

    • Synonyms

    * (small leaf) * (small sheet of paper containing information): flier, flyer, folder, handbill, pamphlet

    Derived terms

    {{der3, bi-leaflet valve, bileaflet valve , leaflet drop , leafleteer , leaflet propaganda , leaflet raid , Lillehei-Kalke bileaflet prosthesis , leaflet shell , patient information leaflet , prolapsing mitral leaflet syndrome}}

    See also

    * booklet * brochure * catalog, catalogue * circular * junk mail * pinna * pinnule

    Verb

  • To distribute leaflets to.
    • A sidewalk preacher gave an impassioned sermon while an assistant leafleted those who stayed to listen.
  • To distribute leaflets.
    • During the summer, Peter earned some extra cash by leafleting for a local pizza delivery restaurant.

    Usage notes

    * The inflected forms leafletted'' and ''leafletting'' are sometimes seen, but the spellings ''leafleted'' and ''leafleting are preferred.

    Derived terms

    * leafleting

    Anagrams

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    folio

    English

    (wikipedia folio) (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A leaf of a book or manuscript.
  • (paper) A sheet of paper once folded.
  • (books) A book made of sheets of paper each folded once (two leaves or four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind, exceeding 30 cm in height.
  • (printing) The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand.
  • A page of a book.
  • (accounting) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * F, f, fo,

    Derived terms

    * folio post * elephant folio * atlas folio * double elephant folio

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page.
    • Book sizes ----