appendix

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin appendix.

noun

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

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