Word: Annex
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French annexer, from Latin annectere ‘connect’, from ad- ‘to’ + nectere ‘tie, fasten’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈnɛks
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈanɛks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document
Short Definition:add as extra part
Examples:- the first ten amendments were annexed to the Constitution in 1791
Definition:
add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation
Short Definition:take over territory
Examples:- the left bank of the Rhine was annexed by France in 1797
Word: Annex
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈanɛks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a building joined to or associated with a main building, providing additional space or accommodation
Short Definition:additional building
Examples:- the school's one-storey wooden annex
Definition:
an addition to a document
Short Definition:addition to document
Examples:- an annex to the report
Variant Forms:
- annexe
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