Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

front matter

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables
fron-t -mat-ter
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Within a book, all preliminary content preceding the main text.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

frontmatter (alternative) front-matter (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

body matter body text

Synonyms

forematter prelims front matter

Antonyms

back matter end matter body matter

Questions

What does front matter mean?
Within a book, all preliminary content preceding the main text.

How to pronounce front matter

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