frontmatter

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A form of front matter — Within a book, all preliminary content preceding the main text.

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Meanings

nounfrontmatter (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of front matter.
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APA

frontmatter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontmatter

MLA

“frontmatter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontmatter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frontmatter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontmatter.

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