appendix
UK/əˈpɛn.dɪks/
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pin pen merger/əˈpɪn.dɪks/
appendix noun: something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
Noun
appendix (plural appendices or appendixes)
- 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 […], vol.I, New York 2001, p.244
- Synonyms:
- addition, addendum, attachment, accessory, accompaniment, add-on, adjunct, affix, annex, infusion
- 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
- Synonyms:
- supplement, addendum, codicil
- The vermiform appendix.
- Any process, prolongation, or projection.
- Synonyms:
- appendage
appendix meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
appendix in Hindi
- text added to the end of a book or an article
- परिशिष्ट pariśiṣṭ
appendix in Tamil
- பின் இணைப்பு, பிற்சேர்க்கை, அனுபந்தம், பின்னிணைப்பு, குடல்வால், இணைப்பு
appendix in Marathi
- आंत्रपुच्छ, अपेंडिक्स, परिशिष्ट
appendix in Urdu
- appendix, something added to something
- ضمیمہ zamīma
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- appendix in Bengali
- উপাঙ্গ, অতিরিক্তভাবে সংযুক্ত অংশ, শরীরাভ্যন্তরে উদ্গত উপাঙ্গবিশেষ, গ্রন্থ দলিল প্রভৃতির পরিশিষ্ট
- appendix in Telugu
- అపెండిక్స్
- appendix in Malayalam
- അനുബന്ധം anubandhaṁ
- appendix in Kannada
- ಕರುಳುಬಾಲ, ಸೇರಿಕೆ, ಅನುಬಂಧ, ಪರಿಶಿಷ್ಟ
- appendix in Punjabi
- ਅੰਤਿਕਾ
- appendix in Odia
- ଅ୍ଯାପେଣ୍ଡିକ୍ସ, ଆପେଣ୍ଡିକ୍ସ, ଅ୍ଯାପେଣ୍ଡିକ୍ସ୍
- appendix in Nepali
- एपेन्डिक्स, एपेंडिक्स, अ्यापेन्डिक्स
- appendix in Tagalog
- hugpong
- appendix in Arabic
- مُلْحَق mulḥaq
- appendix in Persian
- ضمیمه zamime, پیوست peyvast
- appendix in Vietnamese
- phụ lục
Examples of appendix in a sentence
- She had an operation to remove her appendix.
- A summary review is in the appendix.
- The novel was printed with an appendix.
Synonyms of appendix
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Forms of appendix
| plural | appendices |
|---|---|
| plural | appendixes |
Origin of appendix
Borrowed from Latin appendix.
Words formed from appendix
Phrases with appendix
Questions about appendix
- What does appendix mean?
- Appendix means something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
- What is appendix in Hindi?
- Appendix in Hindi is परिशिष्ट (pariśiṣṭ). See Appendix meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is appendix?
- Appendix is a noun.
- How do you pronounce appendix?
- Appendix is pronounced /əˈpɛn.dɪks/ (UK).
- What is the plural of appendix?
- The plural of appendix is appendices.
Words near appendix in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: appendix (page history and authors); appendix (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); appendix (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ضمیمہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); appendix (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); appendix (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); appendix (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); appendix (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); appendix (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); appendix (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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