Usually means: End sections of a book.
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General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. back matter: Merriam-Webster
  2. back matter: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. back matter: Collins English Dictionary
  4. back matter: Vocabulary.com
  5. back-matter, back matter: Wiktionary
  6. back matter: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. back matter: Dictionary.com
  8. Back matter: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. back matter: Rhymezone
  10. back matter: FreeDictionary.org
  11. back matter: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. back matter: TheFreeDictionary.com
  13. back matter: Merriam-Webster

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (back matter)

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

Similar:
end matter, body matter, body text, back page, back, appendix, back of the book, third cover, tailband, cover, more...

Opposite:
front matter, forematter

Types:
appendix, glossary, index, bibliography, colophon, more...

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Similar:
end matter, body matter, body text, back page, back, appendix, back of the book, third cover, tailband, cover, more...

Opposite:
front matter, forematter

Types:
appendix, glossary, index, bibliography, colophon, more...



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