annex
See also: Annex
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Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus. More at Etymology 2.
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Noun edit
annex (plural annexes)
- An addition, an extension.
- An appendix to a book or document.
- An addition or extension to a building.
- An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force.
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- (something additional): addition, supplement; See also Thesaurus:adjunct or Thesaurus:augmentation
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addition, an extension
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appendix
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addition or extension to a building
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addition of territory — see annexation
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English annexen, anexen, from Old French annexer (“to join”), from Medieval Latin annexāre, infinitive of annexō, frequentative of Latin annectō (“bind to”), from ad (“to”) + nectō (“tie, bind”). Doublet of adnex.
Verb edit
annex (third-person singular simple present annexes, present participle annexing, simple past and past participle annexed)
- To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.
- The ancient city of Petra was annexed by Rome.
- 2009, Wikipedia:Syngman Rhee:
- In 1910, he returned to Korea, which had by this time been annexed by Japan.
- To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
- 1793, John Horne Tooke, The Constitution of England:
- Under Edward the Second, the Commons began to annex petitions to the bills by which they granted subsidies
- to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt
- (intransitive) To join; to be united.
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to add something to another, to incorporate into
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Noun edit
annex m (plural annexos)
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Adjective edit
annex (feminine annexa, masculine plural annexos, feminine plural annexes)
- attached (of a document)
Further reading edit
- “annex” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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annex n
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Nominative | annex | annexet | annex | annexen |
Genitive | annex | annexets | annex | annexens |