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back matter

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noun Printing.

the parts of a book that appear after the main text, as bibliography, index, and appendixes.

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RELATED WORDS

addendum, appendix, epilogue, index, supplement, afterword

Nearby words

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Compare front matter.

Origin of back matter

First recorded in 1945–50
Also called end matter.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for back matter

back matter

noun

the parts of a book, such as the index and appendices, that follow the main textAlso called: end matter
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