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noun 
  1. (context, publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
  2. (context, archaic, publishing) The title page of a book.
  3. (architecture) A faí§ade, especially an ornamental one.
  4. (architecture) A small pediment of which is ornamental, especially on the top of a window or door.
Etymology: frontispice < frontispicium.


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