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- [uh-pen-diks]
- /əˈpɛn dɪks/
- /əˈpen.dɪks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-pen-diks]
- /əˈpɛn dɪks/
Definitions of appendix word
- countable noun appendix Your appendix is a small closed tube inside your body which is attached to your digestive system. 3
- countable noun appendix An appendix to a book is extra information that is placed after the end of the main text. 3
- noun appendix a body of separate additional material at the end of a book, magazine, etc, esp one that is documentary or explanatory 3
- noun appendix any part that is dependent or supplementary in nature or function; appendage 3
- noun appendix additional or supplementary material at the end of a book or other writing 3
- noun appendix an outgrowth of an organ; esp., the vermiform appendix 3
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Origin of appendix
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Latin: appendage, equivalent to append(ere) to append + -ix (equivalent to -ic- noun suffix + -s nominative singular ending)
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Parts of speech for Appendix
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
appendix popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
appendix usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for appendix
noun appendix
- postscript — a paragraph, phrase, etc., added to a letter that has already been concluded and signed by the writer.
- addendum — An addendum is an additional section at the end of a book or document.
- index — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
- codicil — A codicil is an instruction that is added to a will after the main part of it has been written.
- addition — An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.
Antonyms for appendix
noun appendix
- lessening — to become less.
- subtraction — an act or instance of subtracting.
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