Synonyms for "front-matter" (116 found)

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Closest matches (24)

Noun(2 words)

prelimsforematter

acknowledgmentacknowledgmentsanteriorityarticleavant-proposbackback matterbastard titlebibliographybold frontbookbrave facebrave frontbreakthroughcatch linecatchwordchapterclausecolophoncontents

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contents pagecopyright page

Strong matches (34)

dedicationdisplayendleafendpaperendsheeterrataexordiumfacadefacefacetfaciafalse frontfascicleflyleaffolioforefore edgeforefrontforegroundforehand

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forelandforepartforequarterforesideforewordfrontfront elevationfront manfront pagefront viewfrontagefrontalfrontierfrontispiece

Related words (58)

gatheringhalf-title pageheadheadingimprintindexinnovationinscriptionintroductionlapleafleapmakeupnumberobverseoverturepageparagraphpassagephrase

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postulatepreambleprefaceprefixprefixturepreliminariespreliminaryprelimspreludepremisepresuppositionpriorityproemprolegomenaprolegomenonprolepsisprologueprosceniumprotasisrectoreversorunning titlesectionsentencesheetsignaturesubtitletable of contentstailtexttitletitle pagetrim sizetype pageverseversovoluntarywindow dressing

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