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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Also called end matter.
Compare front matter.

Origin of back matter

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby back matter

back in harness, back light, back line , back lot, back marker, back matter, back molding, back mutation, back nine, back number, back o' beyond
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Words related to back matter

addendum, appendix, epilogue, index, supplement, afterword

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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