appendix

noun

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

(anatomy) The vermiform appendix.

(anatomy) Any process, prolongation, or projection.

(obsolete in general sense) Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.

Roots

pendopend- · Latin · hang, weigh

Synonyms for appendix

addendumn cecumn postscriptn supplementn epiloguen codiciln

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