half title

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half′ ti′tle, 

1. Printing 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.
2. Printing the title of any subdivision of a book when printed on a full page by itself.
• 1875–80

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half-title noun

1. the short title of a book as printed on the right-hand page preceding the title page
2. a title on a separate page preceding a section of a book