Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back matter

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables
back- -mat-ter
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The parts of a book that appear after the main portion of the body text.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

backmatter (alternative) back-matter (alternative)

Phrases

back of the book

Frequently Paired Words

back of the book body matter body text

Synonyms

end matter back matter

Antonyms

front matter body matter

Questions

What does back matter mean?
The parts of a book that appear after the main portion of the body text.

How to pronounce back matter

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