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Meaning of back matter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The parts of a book that appear after the main portion of the body text.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Nachspann Rückenmaterie
Français posttexte
日本語 あとづけ
Nederlands nawerk
Português elementos pós-textuais matéria pós-textual pós-texto
Svenska eftertext

Examples

“Meronyms: afterword, epilogue, outro, postscript; addendum, appendix, errata, glossary, supplement; index; bibliography; endnotes; author, colophon, postface”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

back nine back number back o' Bourke back of beyond back of house back of one's hand

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