appendixes
|ap-pen-dix-es|
/əˈpɛndɪksɪz/
(appendix)
additional section or body part
Etymology
'appendix' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'appendere' (related noun 'appendix'), where 'ad-' meant 'to' and 'pendere' meant 'to hang'.
'appendix' passed into Old French as 'apendice' and Middle English as 'appendix', eventually becoming the modern English word 'appendix'.
Initially it meant 'something hung on or attached', and over time it evolved into the current meanings of 'an anatomical appendage' and 'supplementary material at the end of a book'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural of appendix: the small, tube-shaped organ attached to the large intestine (an anatomical structure).
Both of his appendixes were inflamed and had to be removed.
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Noun 2
plural of appendix: supplementary material or additional section placed at the end of a book, report, or document.
The report's appendixes include the full data tables and survey questionnaires.
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