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English

Etymology

Noun

  1. an external body part that projects from the body
  2. a natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism
  3. a part that is joined to something larger


Synonyms


Translations

et:appendage io:appendage pl:appendage ru:appendage ta:appendage te:appendage vi:appendage zh:appendage

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Appendage \Ap*pend"age\, n.
1. Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or
greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to
a house.
[1913 Webster]

Modesty is the appendage of sobriety. --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Biol.) A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an
external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates.
[1913 Webster]

Antenn[ae] and other appendages used for feeling.
--Carpenter.
[1913 Webster]

Syn: Addition; adjunct; concomitant.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet appendage
n 1: an external body part that projects from the body; "it is
important to keep the extremities warm" [syn: extremity,
member]
2: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an
organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" [syn: process,
outgrowth]
3: a part that is joined to something larger
Moby Dictionary
accession , accessories , accessory , accident , accidental ,
accompaniment , addenda , addendum , additament , addition , additive ,
additory , additum , adherent , adjunct , adjuvant , annex , annexation ,
appanage , appanages , appendages , appendant , appendix , appointments ,
appurtenance , appurtenances , appurtenant , arm , attachment ,
attendant , augment , augmentation , auxiliary , belongings , bough ,
branch , buff , cavaliere servente , choses , choses in action ,
choses in possession , choses local , choses transitory , coda ,
collateral , complement , concomitant , contingency , contingent ,
continuation , corollary , courtier , dangler , dependent , disciple ,
extension , extra , extrapolation , fan , fixture , flunky , follower ,
following , hand , hanger-on , happenstance , heeler , henchman ,
homme de cour , imp , incidental , increase , increment , inessential ,
joint , leg , limb , link , lobe , lobule , man , material things , member ,
mere chance , movables , nonessential , not-self , offshoot , organ ,
other , paraphernalia , parasite , partisan , pendant , perquisites ,
personal effects , pinion , public , pursuer , pursuivant ,
ramification , reinforcement , retainer , runner , satellite , scion ,
secondary , sectary , servant , shadow , side effect , side issue ,
spray , sprig , spur , stooge , subsidiary , successor , superaddition ,
supplement , supporter , switch , tagtail , tail , tailpiece , tendril ,
things , trainbearer , trappings , twig , undergirding , unessential ,
votary , ward heeler , wing


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