"titlepage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: titlepages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} titlepage (plural titlepages)
  1. Alternative form of title page. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: title page
    Sense id: en-titlepage-en-noun-Rz-Br7ND Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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