first folio

noun

The 1623 published collection of William Shakespeare's plays. The first such collection printed in folio format.

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Meanings

nounfirst folio (plural first folios)

plural first folios

  1. The 1623 published collection of William Shakespeare's plays. The first such collection printed in folio format.
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APA

first folio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20folio

MLA

“first folio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20folio. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “first folio,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20folio.

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