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Codicil

Pronounced:
 < kod-dee-sill >

It means: 
An addition or supplement.   An appendix.

Daily use: 
I will add a codicil to the contract.
It will tell you when the job will be finished.

Memory trick: 

codicil

co (reminds of)  =  co-partner or side-by-side

di (reminds of) = one of two dice, a di = one of two

cil (reminds of)  =  sill or window sill or ledge = rectangle

A side-by-side, one of two, rectangle of text

Listen: Codicil

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