folios

noun

plural of folio
as in quartos

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  1. paperbacks
  2. books
  3. manuals
Noun
  • Shelves are stocked with everything from children’s books and paperbacks to rare finds, priced at $2 for Step Into Reading children’s books, $4 for paperbacks and other children’s books, $8 for hardcovers at $8 and rare books individually priced.
    — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Along the narrow hallway, bookshelves burst with first editions of John Updike, battered Stephen Kings, graphic novels, dime-store paperbacks, board games, books about mythology, children’s fairy tales, and Warhammer rule sets.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Definition of paperbacks
Noun
  • By the end of the night, Chicago had nine in total as part of a 17-3 rout that cemented August 2026 as one for the record books for the North Siders.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Chase said the acquisition marked an expansion of the library’s collecting interests beyond its millions of rare books, manuscripts and historical items spanning from the 11th through the 21st centuries.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of books
Noun
  • These editors worked on a variety of genres, such as instructions, API documentation and technical manuals under a range of job titles, including technical writer, technical editor and copy editor.
    — Jo Mackiewicz, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In the military, this could mean maintenance teams using AI to navigate thousands of pages of technical aircraft manuals.
    — Karen Dahut, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of manuals
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