Front Matter

Definition: Front Matter

1. Written matter preceding the main text of a book.

Domain	Definition
Computing	Text matter printed on the first pages of a book, before the body text. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonym: prelims (n). (additional references)

English words defined with "front matter": corpus striatum ♦ French Chippendale ♦ striate body. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	The Front Matter Dead Souls (Wesleyan Poetry (Cloth)) (reference) (more book examples)
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Language		Translations for "front matter"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		præliminærsats (preliminary matter, prelims). (various references)

Dutch		voorwerk (preliminaries, preliminary leaf, preliminary matter, preliminary pages, prelims). (various references)

Finnish		alkulehdet (addments, preliminaries, preliminary matter, prelims, subsidiaries). (various references)

French		feuillets liminaires, préliminaires, pièces liminaires, pages liminaires. (various references)

German		Titelei (prelims), Titelbogen (preliminary matter, preliminary pages, prelims, title sheet). (various references)

Greek		πρόλογος (preamble, preface, prologue), προκαταρκτικά (preliminary matter, prelims). (various references)

Italian		preliminari (preliminaries), pagine preliminari (addments, preliminaries, preliminary matter, prelims, subsidiaries). (various references)

Pig Latin		ontfray attermay

Spanish		principios (beginning, beginnings, values). (various references)

Swedish		titelsidor (addments, preliminaries, preliminary matter, prelims, subsidiaries), inledande sidor (addments, preliminaries, preliminary matter, prelims, subsidiaries). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-f-m-n-o-r-r-t-t-t"
	-2 letters: formatter.
	-3 letters: reformat.
	-4 letters: foramen, forearm, foreman, foreran, formant, formate, fronter, refront, tomenta, tonearm, torment, torrent, trotter.
	-5 letters: atoner, attent, attorn, enamor, errant, fantom, farmer, fatten, fatter, femora, foamer, foeman, foment, format, former, framer, frater, marron, marten, matron, matter, mentor, moaner, mortar, natter, notate, omenta, ornate, rafter, ranter, ratten, ratter, ratton, reform, remora, retorn.
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