Addition Definition
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English
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Sense of “what is added” dating from 14th Century CE; from Old French adition (“increasement”), from Latin additionem.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈdɪʃn̩/, /əˈdɪʃən/, SAMPA: /@"dISn=/, /@"dIS@n/
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Noun
addition (countable and uncountable; plural additions)
- (uncountable) The act of adding anything.
- The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.
- Anything that is added.
- (uncountable) The arithmetic operation of adding.
Synonyms
- (act of adding): adding, annexation, inclusion
- (thing added): extra
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References
- “addition” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
French
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Noun
addition f. (plural additions)
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Swedish
Etymology
Noun
addition c.
- (mathematics) an addition
Declension
Declension of addition| singular | plural | |||
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| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | addition | additionen | additioner | additionerna |
| genitive | additions | additionens | additioners | additionernas |
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