Addition

Quick meaning: Addition is a noun meaning (uncountable) The act of adding anything.

Meaning

(uncountable) The act of adding anything.

More Meanings

1. Anything that is added.
2. (uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding.
3. (music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
4. (heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
5. (organic chemistry) an organic reaction where two or more molecules combine to form a larger one (the adduct).
6. (chiefly law) A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.

Example Sentences

The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.

[…]They clip vs drunkards, and with Swiniſh phraſe / Soyle our addition, and indeede it takes / From our atchieuements, though perform’d at height / The pith and marrow of our attribute[…]

Word Forms

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Synonyms for addition

Depending on context, synonyms include adding, annexation, inclusion, extra, supplement, accession.

Antonyms for addition

Common opposites include exclusion, reduction, deduction, subtraction, removal, abatement.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include plus, summation, accession, improver, increase, gain.

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