half-title

noun

Meaning

(book printing) A page before the title page in a book, bearing the title but no further details.
(book printing) 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.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

frontmatter(English)front-matter(English)front-page(English)titlene(English)backmatter(English)back-matter(English)halfmoon(English)half moon(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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