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Examples of back matter in a Sentence
A list of geographical names appears in the back matter of the dictionary.
Recent Examples on the Web
Add pages for the front matter, back matter, index, glossary and other content.
—Peter Gregory, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
The text and stock photos will appeal to older children, but there's also back matter that dives deeper into each type of dormancy.
—Star Tribune, 11 Mar. 2021
Tucked away in the back matter, there’s a tragic coda.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 24 June 2019
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First Known Use
circa 1922, in the meaning defined above
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“Back matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20matter. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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