back matter

See also: backmatter and back-matter

English

Alternative forms

Noun

back matter (uncountable)

  1. The parts of a book that appear after the main portion of the body text.
    Synonyms: end matter; see also Thesaurus:back matter
    Antonym: front matter
    Meronyms: afterword, epilogue, outro, postscript; addendum, appendix, errata, glossary, supplement; index; bibliography; endnotes; author, colophon, postface
    Coordinate terms: body matter, body text

Translations

parts of a book that appear after the text

References

  • Nordisk leksikografisk ordbok (1997) →ISBN
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