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back matter
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
back matter
(noun)
back matter
noun
back matter
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BACK MATTER
[
noncount
]
:
the pages at the end of a book following the main part
A list of geographical names appears in the
back matter
of the dictionary.
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