annex
See also: Annex
English
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editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus. More at Etymology 2.
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editNoun
editannex (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.
Synonyms
edit- (something additional): addition, supplement; See also Thesaurus:adjunct or Thesaurus:augmentation
Derived terms
editTranslations
editaddition, 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
editFrom 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”). Compare the rare annect. Doublet of adnex.
Verb
editannex (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.
- to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt
- 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
- (intransitive) To join; to be united.
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editTranslations
editto add something to another, to incorporate into
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editCatalan
editEtymology
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editNoun
editannex m (plural annexos)
Derived terms
editAdjective
editannex (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.
Swedish
editNoun
editannex n
Declension
editDeclension of annex | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | annex | annexet | annex | annexen |
Genitive | annex | annexets | annex | annexens |
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