frontyspis

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French frontispice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frɔnˈtɘs.pis/
  • Rhymes: -ɘspis
  • Syllabification: fron‧tys‧pis

Noun

frontyspis m inan

  1. (printing, publishing) headpiece (decorative page heading used at the start of volumes or chapters)
  2. (publishing) frontispiece (illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine)
  3. (historical, printing, publishing) frontispiece (in old prints, a decorative title card made with copperplate technique)

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