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frontispiece

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɹʌn.tɪsˌpiːs/Part of speech nounSorted ceefiinoprstStarts with FEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. front illustration facing the title page of a book

Word origin

From Middle French frontispice, from Italian frontespizio or Medieval Latin frontispicium, from Latin frōns (“forehead”, oblique stem in front-) + -spic- (“to watch”, combining form of speciō) + -ium. Spelling altered due to folk etymology, influenced by piece.

Used in a sentence

  • The viaduct was illustrated as a frontispiece to THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE of September, 1938. [In this case, the frontispiece is between the title page and the first article.]
  • He carries on his frontispiece the indubitable marks of a money-dealer. His is one of those peculiar faces […]
  • The novel was frontispieced with a portrait of the author.

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