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Addendum

A thing to be added; an appendix or addition.

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Appendix 76% connected

Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant.

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Continuation 76% connected

That act or state of continuing; the state of being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession; prolongation; propagation.

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Sequel 76% connected

That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man's advantures or history.

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Matter 76% connected

That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of concep…

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Postscript 92% connected

A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or composition after the main body of the wo…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Supplement 92% connected

That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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