appendix meaning

UK /əˈpɛndɪks/ US /əˈpɛndɪks/ 3 syllables

appendix (noun): supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book.

appendix has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

appendix as a noun

  1. supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

    Type of: addendum

    Kinds: shirttail, codicil

  2. a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

    Synonyms: vermiform appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage

    Type of: process

How to pronounce appendix

appendix is pronounced /əˈpɛndɪks/ in British English and /əˈpɛndɪks/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 20 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AP · words ending in IX · 8-letter words

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