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–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    Audio Help   (ə-dĭsh'ən)  Pronunciation Key 
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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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.

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addition

noun
1. a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor" 
2. the act of adding one thing to another; "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap day every four years" [ant: deduction
3. a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks" 
4. something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff" [syn: accession
5. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area 
6. the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven" [syn: summation

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
adˈdition1 noun
the act of adding
Example: The child is not good at addition.
Arabic: جـَمْـع
Chinese (Simplified): 加法
Chinese (Traditional): 加法
Czech: sčítání
Danish: addition
Dutch: optelling
Estonian: liitmine
Finnish: yhteenlasku
French: addition
German: das Addieren
Greek: πρόσθεση
Hungarian: összeadás
Icelandic: samlagning
Indonesian: tambah-tambahan, penjumlahan
Italian: addizione
Japanese: 足し算
Korean: 덧셈
Latvian: saskaitīšana
Lithuanian: pridėjimas
Norwegian: addisjon
Polish: dodawanie
Portuguese (Brazil): adição
Portuguese (Portugal): adição
Romanian: adunare
Russian: сложение
Slovak: sčítanie
Slovenian: seštevanje
Spanish: suma
Swedish: addition
Turkish: ekleme
adˈdition2 noun
something added
Example: They've had an addition to the family.
Arabic: إضَافَة، زِيَادَه
Chinese (Simplified): 增加的人或物
Chinese (Traditional): 增加的人或物
Czech: přídavek, přírůstek
Danish: forøgelse
Dutch: aanwinst
Estonian: lisa
Finnish: lisäys
French: nouveau venu
German: der Zuwachs
Greek: προσθήκη
Hungarian: gyarapodás
Icelandic: viðbót
Indonesian: tambahan
Italian: bambino, nuovo arrivato, *venuto*
Japanese: 付加したもの
Korean: 부가, 첨가(물)
Latvian: pieaugums
Lithuanian: priedas
Norwegian: forøkelse
Polish: dodatek
Portuguese (Brazil): acréscimo
Portuguese (Portugal): acréscimo
Romanian: adaos; nou-venit; dependinţă
Russian: прибавление
Slovak: prídavok, prírastok
Slovenian: dodatek
Spanish: adición
Swedish: tillökning, tillskott, tillägg
Turkish: yeni üye, katılma
See also: add, additional

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addition    Audio Help   (ə-dĭsh'ən)  Pronunciation Key 
The act, process, or operation of adding two or more numbers to compute their sum.

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Addition

Ad*di"tion\, n. [F. addition, L. additio, fr. addere to add.]

1. The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution. "This endless addition or addibility of numbers." --Locke.

2. Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an addition to a building.

3. (Math.) That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers.

4. (Mus.) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half. [R.]

5. (Law) A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him more precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.; Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of distinction; a title.

6. (Her.) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; -- opposed to abatement.

Vector addition (Geom.), that kind of addition of two lines, or vectors, AB and BC, by which their sum is regarded as the line, or vector, AC.

Syn: Increase; accession; augmentation; appendage; adjunct.
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