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ad⋅di⋅tion
[uh-dish-uh
n] 
–noun
—Idiom| 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
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
Synonyms:
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.
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.
[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
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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Language Translation for : addition
Spanish:
suma,
German:
das Addieren,
Japanese:
足し算
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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| addition (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
see in addition.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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