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Nov 29, 2009
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an•nex



Pronunciation: (
—v.u-neks', an'eks;
—n.an'eks, -iks), [key]
—v.t.
1. to attach, append, or add, esp. to something larger or more important.
2. to incorporate (territory) into the domain of a city, country, or state: Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia.
3. to take or appropriate, esp. without permission.
4. to attach as an attribute, condition, or consequence.

—n. Also, esp. Brit.,an'nexe.
1. something annexed.
2. a subsidiary building or an addition to a building: The emergency room is in the annex of the main building.
3. something added to a document; appendix; supplement: an annex to a treaty.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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