title page

American  

noun

title pages plural

1. the page at the beginning of a volume that indicates the title, author's or editor's name, and the publication information, usually the publisher and the place and date of publication.

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title page British  

noun

1. the page in a book that bears the title, author's name, publisher's imprint, etc

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• title pages
  plural

Etymology

Origin of title page

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

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title page

"The fact that the map and the title page are missing is not a great concern - there are very few surviving copies that have not lost the map and some pages."

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025

When I got home from packing up Heather’s apartment, I wrote “Heather’s” on the title page of her copy of “Ariel” in small, neat script, as if I could forget.

From Salon ● May 7, 2024

The “Goldbergs,” which Bach “prepared for the soul’s delight of music lovers” according to the score’s title page, employ a circular logic.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

This feels like a shorter book, packed with lively characters, colorful scenes, plot twists and action sequences that justify its title page description: “A Fable.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

On the title page, beneath his grandfather’s signature, Ashoke had written his own.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri