MEANING
An additional building or section attached to or associated with a main building.
Use it for
expanded buildings; secondary accommodation; overflow functionsPlace an activity outside the main building's original plan.
Words that belong together
- library annex
- rear annex
- office annex
On the page
The archives occupied an annex behind the library.
They built the annex in cheaper brick than the main house.
A covered passage connected the hospital to its new annex.
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Word forms
- Base
- annex
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. British noun spelling annexe is common; can be detached but functionally connected. The verb also has territorial senses. Count noun: annexes; variant annexe, plural annexes. Secondary verb: annex, annexes, annexed, annexed, annexing.
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