front matter

== English == === Alternative forms === frontmatter, front-matter === Noun === front matter (uncountable) Within a book, all preliminary content preceding the main text. Synonyms: forematter, prelims; see also Thesaurus:front matter Antonyms: back matter, end matter Meronyms: acknowledgements, copyright page, dedication, edition notice, foreword, frontispiece, half title, introduction, preface, prologue, table of contents, title page Coordinate terms: body matter, body text ==== Translations ====