usage note for appendix
Appendices, a plural borrowed directly from Latin, is the usual plural, especially in scholarly writing, when referring to supplementary material at the end of a book. Appendixes is the usual plural in the anatomical meaning.
Whats the plural of appendix?
noun. ap·pen·dix | \ ə-ˈpen-diks \ plural appendixes or appendices\ ə-ˈpen-də-ˌsēz \ Essential Meaning of appendix.
Which is correct appendices or appendix?
"Both are correct plural forms for appendix, but appendixes is preferable outside scientific contexts […] ... "Appendix typically has the plural appendixes in the anatomical sense, and appendices when referring to a part of a book or document."
