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front matter


front matter

noun

Definition of FRONT MATTER

: matter preceding the main text of a book
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Examples of FRONT MATTER

  1. The conventions of the book are explained in the front matter.

First Known Use of FRONT MATTER

circa 1909

Rhymes with FRONT MATTER

back matter, backscatter, bespatter, dark matter, flat-hatter, gray matter, no matter, standpatter, the matter, white matter, wildcatter

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