annex

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an addition that extends a main building
  2. verb take (territory) as if by conquest
  3. verb attach to

Etymology

Borrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus. More at Etymology 2. See also an-.

In classic literature

Synonyms

annexe, extension, wing

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