appendix
noun
ap·pen·dix
ə-ˈpen-diks 
plural appendixes or appendices
ə-ˈpen-də-ˌsēz
1
a
b
: supplementary material usually attached at the end of a piece of writing
The book's appendix includes a bibliography.
2
: a bodily outgrowth or process
specifically
: vermiform appendix
Examples of appendix in a Sentence
In your textbooks, turn to Appendix 3: Glossary of Terms.
The book has several appendixes.
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The main text is organized alphabetically with an appendix in back offering references by creature type and Challenge Rating.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
For Wise, the film brings a more humane dimension to the Helm Hammerhand depicted in Tolkien’s appendices.
—Rochelle Beighton, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
The special counsel indicated that much of the appendix contains sensitive materials that should be shielded from the public.
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In their motion Thursday, Trump's attorneys requested that Chutkan delay the release of the appendix until Nov. 14 -- after the presidential election -- when Trump's own reply brief appendix is due.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Rob Wieland, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
For Wise, the film brings a more humane dimension to the Helm Hammerhand depicted in Tolkien’s appendices.
—Rochelle Beighton, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
The special counsel indicated that much of the appendix contains sensitive materials that should be shielded from the public.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
In their motion Thursday, Trump's attorneys requested that Chutkan delay the release of the appendix until Nov. 14 -- after the presidential election -- when Trump's own reply brief appendix is due.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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appendix
noun
ap·pen·dix
ə-ˈpen-diks
plural appendixes or appendices
-də-ˌsēz
1
: additional material attached at the end of a piece of writing
2
: a small tube that is closed at one end and projects from the pouch marking the beginning of the large intestine in the lower right side of the abdomen
Medical Definition
appendix
noun
ap·pen·dix
ə-ˈpen-diks
plural appendixes or appendices
-də-ˌsēz
: a bodily outgrowth or process
specifically
: vermiform appendix
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