Definitions of appendage [əˈpɛn dɪdʒ]

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Definition of 'appendage'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) appendage
a limb or other subsidiary part that diverges from the central or principal structure.

2. appendage
a person in a subordinate or dependent position.

3. appendage
an adjunct to something greater:
wit as a natural appendage to wisdom.

Etymology: (1640–50)

Definition of 'appendage'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) extremity, appendage, member
an external body part that projects from the body
"it is important to keep the extremities warm"

2. (noun) process, outgrowth, appendage
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
"a bony process"

3. (noun) appendage
a part that is joined to something larger

Definition of 'appendage'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) appendage
something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house

2. (noun) appendage
a subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates

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