"back matter" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} back matter (uncountable)
  1. The parts of a book that appear after the main portion of the body text. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: end matter, back matter, backmatter, back-matter, back matter, end matter Holonyms: book Meronyms: afterword, appendix, bibliography, colophon, glossary, index Related terms: back of the book Translations (parts of a book that appear after the text): bagtekst (Danish), nawerk [neuter] (Dutch), jälkiteksti (Finnish), posttexte (French), Nachspann (German), Rückenmaterie [feminine] (German), baktexti (Icelandic), baktekst (Norwegian), ettertekst (Norwegian), posttekst (Norwegian), matéria pós-textual [feminine] (Portuguese), elementos pós-textuais [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), pós-texto [masculine] (Portuguese), eftertext (Swedish)

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "parts of a book that appear after the text",
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          "sense": "parts of a book that appear after the text",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "parts of a book that appear after the text",
          "word": "jälkiteksti"
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          "sense": "parts of a book that appear after the text",
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      "sense": "parts of a book that appear after the text",
      "word": "baktexti"
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      "sense": "parts of a book that appear after the text",
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