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Pronunciation : Ap*pend"
Part of Speech : v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appended; p. pr. & vb. n. Appending.]
Etymology : [L. appendere or F. appendre: cf. OE. appenden, apenden, to belong, OF. apendre, F. appendre, fr. L. append, v. i., to hang to, append, v. t., to hang to; ad + pend, v. i., to hang, pend, v. t., to hang. See Pendant.]
Definition : 1. To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended; as, a seal appended to a record; the inscription was appended to the column.

2. To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex; as, notes appended to this chapter. A further purpose appended to the primary one. I. Taylor.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913