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1640–50; < Latin appendere, equivalent to ap- ap1 + -pendere to hang (transitive)
1640–50; < Latin appendere, equivalent to ap- ap1 + -pendere to hang (transitive)
Related forms
mis·ap·pend·ed, adjective
un·ap·pend·ed, adjective
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append
1640s, "to hang on, attach as a pendant," from L. appendere "to cause to hang (from something), weigh," from ad- "to" + pendere "hang" (see pendant). Meaning "to attach as an appendix" is first recorded 1843.
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