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frontispiece

fron·tis·piece

UK/ˈfɹʌn.tɪsˌpiːs/ US/ˈfɹɒn.tɪsˌpiːs/ uncommon archaic rare slang

noun

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Origin

From Middle French frontispice, from Italian frontespizio or Medieval Latin frontispicium, from Latin frōns (“forehead”, oblique stem in front-) + -spic- (“to watch”, combining form of speciō) + -ium. Spelling altered due to folk etymology, influenced by piece.

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