Definition

Noun: A page at the very beginning of a book, report, or other document that presents the formal title, and typically the names of the author(s), publisher, and sometimes the place and date of publication.

Usage

The title page is a standard element in published books and formal documents. It serves as the primary identifier of the work. You refer to it when you need to cite the publication details or identify the book formally.

Examples

• Please check the title page for the correct publication year.
• The author's name was misspelled on the title page of the first edition.
• All the necessary bibliographic information can be found on the title page.

Advanced Usage

• Half-title page: A page preceding the main title page that often bears only the book's title. The main title page follows it.
• Series title page: A page that lists the title of a series to which the book belongs, often placed before the main title page.

Variants and Related Words

• Title leaf: A bibliographic term that can refer to the title page and its reverse side (the verso).
• Front matter: The collective term for all the material (like the title page, copyright page, table of contents) that comes before the main text.

Synonyms

• Front page (in the specific context of books)
• Main title page

Antonyms

• Blank page
• Back page / Colophon (a page at the end of a book with production notes)

Related Phrases

• "From the title page onward...": Used to indicate starting from the very beginning of the book's content.
  • The argument is clear from the title page onward.
• "Bearing the title page": A formal way to say a document contains a title page.
  • The manuscript bearing the title page was submitted for review.

Noun

1. a page of a book displaying the title and author and publisher