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addition

/ addition /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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"
Opposites:
subtraction deduction
Type of:
increase step-up
Kinds of:
retrofit fluoridation fluoridization fluoridisation
Derived:
add
noun Sense 2
a component that is added to something to improve it
"the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"
"the addition of cinammon improved the flavor"
Type of:
component constituent element
Kinds of:
additive afterthought annex annexe extension
Derived:
better improve amend ameliorate meliorate
noun Sense 3
a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
Type of:
suburb suburbia suburban area
noun Sense 4
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"
Type of:
indefinite quantity
Kinds of:
accretion
Derived:
increase
noun Sense 5
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"
Type of:
arithmetic operation
Derived:
total tot tot up sum sum up
noun Sense 6
something added to what you already have
"the librarian shelved the new accessions"
"he was a new addition to the staff"
Type of:
acquisition
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
3
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increase step-up retrofit fluoridation fluoridization fluoridisation subtraction deduction component constituent element additive