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Postscript vs Appendage - What's the difference?

postscript | appendage |

As nouns the difference between postscript and appendage

is that postscript is (countable) an addendum to a letter, added after the author’s signature while appendage is an external body part that projects from the body.

As a verb postscript

is to extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks.

postscript

English

Alternative forms

* post script * postscriptum (post scriptum) * PS (, etc.)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author’s signature.
  • (countable) An addition to a story, play, etc.

    • Usage notes

    To indicate the beginning of a postscript to a letter, one often uses the abbreviation PS'' (or '' , etc) followed by a colon or comma.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks.

    • appendage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an external body part that projects from the body
  • a natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism
  • a part that is joined to something larger

    • Synonyms

    * extremity, member * outgrowth, process