Appendix and Summary

Appendix

Appendix noun - A part added at the end of a book or periodical.

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Summary and appendix are semantically related in thing topic. In some cases you can use "Summary" instead a noun "Appendix".

Summary noun - A short statement of the main points.

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Appendix and summary are semantically related in thing topic. Sometimes you can use "Appendix" instead a noun "Summary".

full	full appendix	full summary
accurate	accurate appendix	accurate summary
small	small appendix	small summary
actual	actual appendix	actual summary
Other adjectives: entire, little, handy.

Sufficiently Analyzed Magic: Each book in the Cosmere (except the first edition of Elantris) has an appendix "Ars Arcanum" that makes a summary of the magic system of that world as it is known by that point in the series.

Source: Literature / The Cosmere

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