half title
See also: half-title
English
Noun
half title (plural half titles)
- (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.
Usage notes
The half title appears on the recto of a leaf whose verso is blank. A frontispiece (illustration facing the title page) might appear between the half title and the title-page.
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Translations
book title
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