APPENDIXES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Appendix

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 16th century (in appendix (sense 2)): from Latin, from appendere ‘hang upon’ (see append). appendix (sense 1) dates from the early 17th century

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈpɛndɪks
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals. In humans the appendix is small and has no known function, but in rabbits, hares, and some other herbivores it is involved in the digestion of cellulose

Short Definition:

tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into lower end of large intestine in humans

Examples:
  • I'm merely standing in while Stella is having her appendix out
Definition:

a section or table of subsidiary matter at the end of a book or document

Short Definition:

section or table of subsidiary matter at end of book or document

Examples:
  • a list of such activities was published as an appendix to the report
  • outline answers may be found in Appendix 2

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