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ad⋅di⋅tion

[uh-dish-uhn]
–noun
1. the act or process of adding or uniting.
2. the process of uniting two or more numbers into one sum, represented by the symbol +.
3. the result of adding.
4. something added.
5. a wing, room, etc., added to a building, or abutting land added to real estate already owned.
6. Chemistry. a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form another compound.
7. in addition to, as well as; besides: In addition to directing the play, she designed most of the scenery.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME addicio(u)n < L additiōn- (s. of additiō), equiv. to addit(us), ptp. of addere to add (ad- ad- + di- put + -tus ptp. suffix) + -iōn- -ion


1. joining. 3, 4. increase, enlargement; increment; accession, 4. supplement; appendix. 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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ad·di·tion   (ə-dĭsh'ən)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of adding, especially the process of computing with sets of numbers so as to find their sum.

  2. Something added, such as a room or section appended to a building.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin additiō, additiōn-, from additus, past participle of addere, to add; see add.]
ad·di'tion·al adj., ad·di'tion·al·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

addition 
1366 "that which is added," from O.Fr., from L. additionem (nom. additio) "an adding to, addition," from additus, pp. of addere (see add). Meaning "action of adding" first attested c.1440. Phrase in addition to "also" is from 1902.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

addition

see in addition.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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