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end matter

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end matter
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Noun1.end matter - written matter following the main text of a book
matter - written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
addendum, supplement, postscript - textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
index - an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed

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Even the book's end matter reflects its high degree of difficulty: A glossary of key terms includes "aporia," "metonym," and "polysemy," but not "abstract," "modern," or "Pop.
While the extensive list of names in the end matter credits those who made a 'one-off' contribution to the book, from writers and nominators, to students who helped with scanning, a separate list crediting those who worked full-time on the project for two years was inexplicably excluded from the final proofs.
I recommend reading The New Yorker's October 6 2003, article "The End Matter," by Louis Menand.
 
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