front matter
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front matter
noun frontmatter · front-matter
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Within a book, all preliminary content preceding the main text.
Meronyms: acknowledgements, copyright page, dedication, edition notice, foreword, frontispiece, half title, introduction, preface, prologue, table of contents, title page
Similar: forematter, prelims, front matter · Opposite: back matter, end matter
Opposite: back matter, body matter
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noun
Opposite: back matter, body matter
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noun parts of a book that appear before the text
| Español | texto preliminar |
|---|---|
| Português | matéria pré-textual, elementos pré-textuais, pré-texto |
| Français | pages liminaires |
| Deutsch | Titelei |
| Italiano | preliminari |
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