half title

noun

A page before the title page in a book, bearing the title but no further details.

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Meanings

nounhalf title (plural half titles)

plural half titles

  1. book printingA page before the title page in a book, bearing the title but no further details.
  2. book printingAn abbreviated title of a book at the head of the first page of the text, or a title of any subdivision of a book when printed in a full page.

Synonyms & antonyms

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bastard titlefly title

nouna first page of some books displaying only the title of the book

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bastard title
Broader
page
Also see
bastard title

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish smudstitel
  • smudstitelbook title
Esperanto antaŭtitolo
  • antaŭtitolobook title
Finnish suojanimiö, esinimiölehti
  • suojanimiöbook title
  • esinimiölehtibook title
  • puoliotsikkobook title
French faux-titre
  • faux-titrebook title
German Vortitel, Schmutztitel
  • Vortitelbook title
  • Schmutztitelbook title
Greek ψευδότιτλος
  • ψευδότιτλος (psevdótitlos)book title
Hebrew שער קטן
  • שער קטןbook title
Hungarian szennycímlap
  • szennycímlapbook title
Indonesian halaman prancis
  • halaman prancisbook title
Italian occhiello, mezzotitolo
  • occhiellobook title
  • mezzotitolobook title
Swedish smutstitel
  • smutstitelbook title
Cite this entry
APA

half title. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20title

MLA

“half title.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20title. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half title,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20title.

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