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back matter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: end matter

Antonyms: front matter

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noun

Meaning 2

written matter following the main text of a book

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: end matter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: matter

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: bagtekst — parts of a book that appear after the text
  • Dutch: nawerk — parts of a book that appear after the text
  • Finnish: jälkiteksti — parts of a book that appear after the text
  • French: posttexte — parts of a book that appear after the text
  • German: Nachspann — parts of a book that appear after the text
  • German: Rückenmaterie — parts of a book that appear after the text
  • Icelandic: baktexti — parts of a book that appear after the text
  • Norwegian: baktekst — parts of a book that appear after the text
  • Norwegian: ettertekst — parts of a book that appear after the text
  • Norwegian: posttekst — parts of a book that appear after the text
  • Portuguese: matéria pós-textual — parts of a book that appear after the text
  • Portuguese: elementos pós-textuais — parts of a book that appear after the text
  • Portuguese: pós-texto — parts of a book that appear after the text
  • Swedish: eftertext — parts of a book that appear after the text