half-title

half-ti·tle

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [haf, hahf tahyt-l]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈtaɪt l/
- /hɑːf ˈtaɪtl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf tahyt-l]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈtaɪt l/

Definitions of half-title word

noun half-title Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book. 1
noun half-title the title of any subdivision of a book when printed on a full page by itself. 1
noun half-title the short title of a book as printed on the right-hand page preceding the title page 0
noun half-title a title on a separate page preceding a section of a book 0
noun half-title the title of a book, often abbreviated, on the odd page preceding (or sometimes following) the main title page 0
noun half-title see half title. 0

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Origin of half-title

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Half-title

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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half-title popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.