annex

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Etymology 1 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.4 Etymology 2 1.4.1 Verb 1.4.1.1 Translations 1.4.1.2 Derived terms 2 Swedish 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• annexe (UK)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈæn.ɛks/, SAMPA: /"{n.Eks/

[edit] Etymology 1

From French annexe

[edit] Noun

annex (plural annexes)

1. An addition, an extension.
2. An appendix.
3. An addition or extension to a building.

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English, from Old French annexer (“‘to join’”), from Mediaeval Latin annexare, frequentative of Latin annecetere (“‘to bind to’”), from ad- (“‘to’”) + nectere (“‘to tie", "bind’”)

[edit] Verb

to annex (third-person singular simple present annexes, present participle annexing, simple past and past participle annexed)

1. To add something to another, to incorporate into.

   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.

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[edit] Derived terms

• annexable
• annexure
• annexation
• annexational
• annexationism
• annexationist

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

Inflection for annex	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	annex	annexet	annex	annexen
Genitive	annex	annexets	annex	annexens

annex

1. annex