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Word: Frontispiece
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century (in frontispiece (sense 2)): from French frontispice or late Latin frontispicium ‘facade’, from Latin frons, front- ‘front’ + specere ‘to look’. The change in the ending (early in the word's history) was by association with piece
ˈfrʌntɪspiːs
an illustration facing the title page of a book.
Short Definition:illustration facing title page of book
the principal face of a building.
Short Definition:principal face of building
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