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appendixnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /əˈpen.dɪks/ us ​ /əˈpen.dɪks/

appendix noun [ C ] (BOOK PART)

› plural appendixes or appendices uk ​ /-dɪ.siːz/ us ​ a separate part at the end of a book or magazine that gives extra information:

There's an appendix at the end of the book with a list of dates.

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(Definition of “appendix” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“appendix” in American English

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appendixnoun [ C ]

us ​ /əˈpen·dɪks/ plural appendices /əˈpen·dəˌsiz/ appendixes /əˈpen·dɪk·səz/

appendix noun [ C ] (BOOK PART)

› writing a separate part at the end of a book or report that gives additional information:

The appendix lists all the Olympic champions.

appendix noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

› a small, curved part attached to the intestines (= tube in the body in which food is digested) which has no known use

(Definition of “appendix” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“appendix” in Business English

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appendixnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /əˈpendɪks/ us ​ plural appendices

› a separate part at the end of a report, legal document, book, etc. which gives extra information:

an appendix to sth Financial projections are included in an appendix to the business plan.
For a list of committee members' names and contact details, see appendix B.

(Definition of “appendix” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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