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noun
Idiom1.
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.
EXPANDsomething added.
7.
in addition to, as well as; besides: In addition to directing the play, she designed most of the scenery.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
pre·ad·di·tion, noun
re·ad·di·tion, noun
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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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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