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annex¹
- /ˈænɛks/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɛks
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus. More at Etymology 2. See also an-.
noun annexes · annexe · anex
- An addition, an extension. 6.2.3.2.2. For aircraft having pressurized cabins, the disinsection of cabins and annexes, cockpit and annexes, is to be carried out after the embarkation of passengers and crew and the closing of the doors and windscreen[.]
- An appendix to a book or document.
- An addition or extension to a building.
- An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighboring country or state, normally by military force.
Similar: supplement, augmentation
annex²
- /ˈænɛks/ UK
- /əˈnɛks/ US
- /ˈænɛks/ US
Rhymes with -ɛks
Where it comes from
From Middle English annexen, anexen, from Old French annexer (“to join”), from Medieval Latin annexāre, infinitive of annexō, frequentative of Latin annectō (“bind to”), from ad (“to”) + nectō (“tie, bind”). Compare the rare annect. Doublet of adnex.
verb annexes · annexing · annexed · annexe · anex
- To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate. The ancient city of Petra was annexed by Rome.
- To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc. to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt
- To join; to be united.
- To take something without permission (informal) I returned to resume my place but my assistant had already annexed my chair.
Similar: underjoin
Annex³
proper noun
- A census-designated place in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.
