half title

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half title

noun half titles

  1. A page before the title page in a book, bearing the title but no further details.
  2. An abbreviated title of a book at the head of the first page of the text, or a title of any subdivision of a book when printed in a full page.

Similar: bastard title, fly title

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noun

Similar: bastard title, fly title

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noun book title

Françaisfaux-titre
DeutschVortitel, Schmutztitel
Italianoocchiello, mezzotitolo
Ελληνικάψευδότιτλος psevdótitlos
עבריתשער קטן

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@misc{half_title_2026,
  title = {half title},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/half%20title},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}