English Explanatory Dictionary

appendix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
  2. A text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information.
  3. The vermiform appendix.
  4. Any process, prolongation, or projection.

Pronunciation

ə-pĕn'dĭks /əˈpɛn.dɪks/ /əˈpɪn.dɪks/ en-us-appendix.ogg

Word forms

appendix appendices appendixes

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin appendix.

Synonyms

addition addendum attachment accessory accompaniment add-on adjunct affix annex apanage appendage appendix extra increase increment supplement ancillary auxiliary codicil

Derived words

app. appendectomy appendical appendicitis appendicize appendix auriculae appendixless epiploic appendix hilar appendix mesoappendix subappendix vermix
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