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  • Rhymes: -ɛks

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus. More at Etymology 2.

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Noun

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annex (plural annexes)

  1. An addition, an extension.
  2. An appendix to a book or document.
  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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Etymology 2

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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

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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 thing, especially territory; to incorporate.
    The ancient city of Petra was annexed by Rome.
  2. To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
    to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt
    • 1793, John Horne Tooke, The Constitution of England:
      Under Edward the Second, the Commons began to annex petitions to the bills by which they granted subsidies
  3. (intransitive) To join; to be united.
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin annexus.

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Noun

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annex m (plural annexos)

  1. annex (an addition, an extension)
  2. annex (an addition to a building)

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annex (feminine annexa, masculine plural annexos, feminine plural annexes)

  1. attached (of a document)

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annex n

  1. annex (an addition to a building)
  2. annex (an addition, an extension)

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