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Front Page

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A front page is the first page of a newspaper or other publication lacking a front cover, typically the place where the most important content is placed, hence the metaphorical connotations of the term.

Front Page can also refer to:
* Microsoft FrontPage, web site authoring software, now replaced by Microsoft Expression Web
* "The Front Page", a 1928 Broadway comedy written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
* Two film adaptations of the above play:
** "The Front Page" (1931 film), starring Adolphe Menjou and Pat O'Brien
** "The Front Page" (1974 film), directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
* "Front Page" (film), a 1990 Hong Kong film directed by Philip Chan and starring Michael Hui
*, a Malaysian TV drama series
*"", a Philippine news bulletin
* "Front Page Challenge", a Canadian television game show that aired from 1957 to 1995
* "FrontPage Magazine", an online political magazine


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  • front page — UK US noun [countable] [singular front page plural front pages] the first page of a newspaper The scandal was all over the front page. Thesaurus: parts of newspapers and magazines …   Useful english dictionary

  • front-page — ☆ front page [frunt′pāj′ ] adj. printed or fit to be printed on the front page of a newspaper; important or sensational vt. front paged, front paging to print on the front page of a newspaper …   English World dictionary

  • front-page — adj [only before noun] front page news/article/story etc something that is printed on the first page of a newspaper because it is very important or exciting …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • front page — noun count the first page of a newspaper: The scandal was all over the front page …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • front-page — adjective only before noun important enough to be printed on the first page of a newspaper: front page news/stories/headlines …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • front-page — front′ page′ adj. v. paged, pag•ing 1) jou of major importance; worth putting on the first page of a newspaper 2) jou to run (copy) on the front page of a newspaper • Etymology: 1900–05, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • front-page — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: front page : of, relating to, or appearing on the front page of a newspaper : very newsworthy front page news opposed to back page II. transitive verb …   Useful english dictionary

  • front page — 1. noun The first, and initially visible, page of a publication , Congratulations, Dave, you made the front page. 2. adjective a) So important as to warrant being put on the front page of newspapers Amazing! This new …   Wiktionary

  • front page — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms front page : singular front page plural front pages the first page of a newspaper The scandal was all over the front page …   English dictionary

  • front-page — /ˈfrʌnt peɪdʒ/ (say frunt payj) adjective 1. relating to the front page of a newspaper. 2. of consequence; worth putting on the first page of a newspaper. –verb (t) (front paged, front paging) 3. to run (a story) on the front page of a newspaper …  

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