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ap⋅pend⋅age

[uh-pen-dij]
–noun
1. a subordinate part attached to something; an auxiliary part; addition.
2. Anatomy, Zoology. any member of the body diverging from the axial trunk.
3. Botany, Mycology. any subsidiary part superadded to another part.
4. a person in a subordinate or dependent position, esp. a servile or parasitic follower.

Origin:
1640–50; append + -age


ap⋅pend⋅aged, adjective
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Main Entry: ap·pend·age
Pronunciation: &-'pen-dij
Function: noun
: a subordinate or derivative body part; especially : alimb or analogous part (as a seta)
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appendage ap·pend·age (ə-pěn'dĭj)
n.
A part or organ attached to a main structure and subordinate in function or size.

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