the process of uniting two or more numbers into one sum, represented by the symbol +.
the result of adding.
something added.
a wing, room, etc., added to a building, or abutting land added to real estate already owned.
Chemistry. a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form another compound.
Idioms for addition
in addition to, as well as; besides: In addition to directing the play, she designed most of the scenery.
Origin of addition
1350–1400; Middle English addicio(u)n<Latin additiōn- (stem of additiō), equivalent to addit(us), past participle of addere to add (ad-ad- + di- put + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn--ion
SYNONYMS FOR addition
1 joining.
3, 4 increase, enlargement; increment; accession,
4 supplement; appendix.
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synonym study for addition
4. Addition,accessory,adjunct,attachment mean something joined onto or used with something else. Addition is the general word, carrying no implication of size, importance, or kind, but merely that of being joined to something previously existing: an addition to an income, to a building, to one's cares. An accessory is a subordinate addition to a more important thing, for the purpose of aiding, completing, ornamenting, etc.: accessories to a costume. An adjunct is a subordinate addition that aids or assists a main thing or person but is often separate: a second machine as an adjunct to the first. An attachment is an accessory part that may be easily connected and removed: a sewing machine attachment for pleating.
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The move to offer a cheaper watch follows Apple’s iPhone SE strategy to offer a new device with fewer features in addition to keeping an older model for sale.
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In addition to the negative on-field attention, off-the-field problems were just as bad this year.
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In addition, he had made prudent investments and, except for his wine cellar, did not live lavishly.
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In addition, because House Democrats were cut out of the negotiations over the bill, they don't feel any incentive to play ball.
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He tired himself, I think, over the designs for Wetmore College, which he did in addition to his other work.
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I am tired out holding up drawings, I may say, all day; but have been rewarded by an addition of five subscribers to my work.
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The term "the rest," applied to persons, occurs in the following passages of the Apocalypse in addition to that before us: chaps.
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In addition to the large number of collective books of poetry, Zunser has published his poems in: Jd.
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And, in addition to the ordinary incentives, was the international character of the event.
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British Dictionary definitions for addition
addition
/ (əˈdɪʃən) /
noun
the act, process, or result of adding
a person or thing that is added or acquired
a mathematical operation in which the sum of two numbers or quantities is calculated. Usually indicated by the symbol +
mainlyUS and Canadiana part added to a building or piece of land; annexe