back matter
bæk ˈmætər
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Definition of back matter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
book structureTECH.parts of a book after the main textTECH.
  • The bibliography is found in the back matter.
addendum appendix supplement
2.
in booksTECH.final section of a book containing supplementary materialTECH.
  • The back matter included a glossary and index.
appendix supplement
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Expressions with matter

laughing mattern.
something funny or amusing
The comedian's joke was a laughing matter.
no matteradv.
regardless of any obstacles or conditions
She will succeed no matter the challenges.
pressing mattern.
issue requiring immediate attention
The broken pipe is a pressing matter that needs fixing now.
gray mattern.
intelligence or intellectual capacity
Solving such complex problems requires a lot of gray matter.
what's the matterexp.
ask about someone's problem or issue
She looked upset, so I asked, "What's the matter?"
a matter of opinionn.
topic that does not have a definitive answer
The best flavor of ice cream is a matter of opinion.

Terms related to back matter

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annexbibliographyepilogueglossaryindexpostscriptaddendum

Terms with back matter included in their meaning

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body textn.
writing
main text in a document excluding front and back matter

Examples of back matter in a sentence

  • Appendices are typically part of the back matter.
  • The back matter contained references for further reading.
  • In the back matter, there was an author's note.

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  1. French:appendice, annexes, ...
  2. German:Anhang, ...
  3. Italian:appendice, sezione finale, ...
  4. Spanish:apéndice, sección final, ...
  5. Portuguese:posfácio, seção final, ...
  6. Chinese:附录, 附加材料, ...
  7. Japanese:巻末, 巻末資料, ...
  8. Arabic:مُلاحِق, القِسْم الخَلْفِي, ...
  9. Hebrew:חֵלֶק אַחֲרוֹן, חֵלֶק מִסְתַּיֵּם, ...
  10. Russian:дополнительные материалы, приложение, ...
  11. Ukrainian:додаткові матеріали, ...
  12. Hindi:पुस्तक के पीछे का भाग, पिछला भाग, ...

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