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noun

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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Origin of title page

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby title page

title entry, titleholder, title insurance, Title IX, title lining, title page, title role, titleship, titlist, titman, titmouse

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How to use title page in a sentence

On the title page, Grover is bored and already peeling the corner of the page to move on.
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Clickbait title notwithstanding, Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The following page details a tribute gag the Simpsons team inserted into the background of a scene.
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But the title of Best Death definitely belongs to Bob Stookey, who got bitten by a zombie then captured by cannibals.
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I noticed a picture of her daughter, who was my classmate, and out of curiosity visited her page.
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I guess we know how Bacchus kept his title as the god of wine and intoxication.
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The old earl's property, the source of his wealth, as from his title the reader will have shrewdly guessed, was in collieries.
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He called upon the Order to show their title-deeds, but was met with a contemptuous refusal.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
It may be noted in passing that in the three miracles in Matthew of exorcising a blinding demon the title “Son of David” is used.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
With some difficulty Jos explained his mother's disclaimer of the title of Senora, and the choice of names she offered to Ramona.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
That title of Castile might become the cherished ideal in the Philippines if it were valued as I desire.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman

British Dictionary definitions for title page

title page

noun

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

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