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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Material, such as an index or appendix, that follows the main body of a book.
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- noun the parts of a book that appear after the text, including the afterword, index and bibliography.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun written matter following the main text of a book
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