noun

appendix

uh-PEHN-dihks

noun

Extra material added at the end of a book or document, giving background or supporting details.

"The full survey data is listed in appendix B."

"Check the appendix for a glossary of technical terms."

A small, finger-shaped pouch attached to the large intestine.

"His appendix had to be removed after it became inflamed."

How to Use Appendix

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither the small organ attached to the gut, or a section of extra material tacked onto the end of a written work.

Common pairings

see appendix burst appendix appendix A

appendices plural, appendixes plural

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The full survey data is listed in _____ B.

Borrowed directly from Latin appendix, "something attached," from appendere, "to hang onto."

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