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folia

fo·lí·a
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [Spanish faw-lee-ah]
    • /Spanish fɔˈli ɑ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [Spanish faw-lee-ah]
    • /Spanish fɔˈli ɑ/

Definitions of folia word

  • noun plural folia an early medieval Iberian dance accompanied by mime and songs, performed during celebrations of the solstice and New Year festivals. 1
  • abbreviation FOLIA folium 0
  • noun folia plural of folium. 0

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Origin of folia

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
1780-85; < Spanish folía or Portuguese folia literally, madness, folly ≪ Old Provençal, equivalent to fol foolish, mad + -ia -y3; see fool1, folly

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Parts of speech for Folia

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

folia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

folia usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with folia

  • what is folia?
  • what does la folia mean?

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