front matter

Noun

 * 1) Within a book, all content preceding the main text or work itself.

Alternative forms

 * frontmatter
 * front-matter

Synonyms

 * ; see also Thesaurus:front matter

Related terms

 * back matter
 * body matter
 * end matter

Translations

 * Dutch:, preliminaria
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: matéria pré-textual, elementos pré-textuais, pré-texto