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appendix

noun

  1. blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops embryologically
  2. section at the end of a book or an article, containing information that is important to, but is not the main idea of the main text
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈpɛn.dɪks/ / /əˈpɪn.dɪks/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin appendixbor. English appendix Borrowed from Latin appendix.

  1. Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.

    “Near-synonyms: ancillary, auxiliary”

    “idleness is an appendix to nobility; they count it a disgrace to work, and spend all their days in sports, recreations, and pastimes […]”

  2. A text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information.

    “Holonym: back matter”

    “Near-synonyms: supplement (sometimes synonymous), addendum, codicil”

  3. The vermiform appendix.
  4. Any process, prolongation, or projection.