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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frontispiece \Fron"tis*piece\, n. [F. frontispice, LL frontispicium beginning, front of a church, fr L. frons front + spicere, specere to look at view: cf It frontispizio See {Front} and {Spy}.] The part which first meets the eye; as: a (Arch.) The principal front of a building. [Obs. or R.] b An ornamental figure or illustration fronting the first page, or titlepage, of a book; formerly, the titlepage itself From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: frontispiece n 1: an ornamental facade 2: illustration facing the title page of a book
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