front matter front man • frontmost · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · front matter · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) written matter preceding the main text of a book. Synonyms: front matter, prelims. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · prelims · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074