annex

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[edit] Etymology 1

From French annexe.

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annex (plural annexes)

  1. An addition, an extension.
  2. An appendix.
  3. An addition or extension to a building.
  4. An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force.
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English, from Old French annexer (to join), from Medieval Latin annexāre, present active infinitive of annexō, frequentative of Latin annectō (bind to), from ad (to) + nectō (tie, bind).

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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.
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annex n.

  1. annex

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