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back matter


back matter

noun

Definition of BACK MATTER

: matter following the main text of a book
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Examples of BACK MATTER

  1. A list of geographical names appears in the back matter of the dictionary.

First Known Use of BACK MATTER

1947

Rhymes with BACK MATTER

backscatter, bespatter, dark matter, flat-hatter, front matter, gray matter, no matter, standpatter, the matter, white matter, wildcatter

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