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NOUN | 1 | addition, add-on, improver | A component that is added to something to improve it |
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2 | addition | The act of adding one thing to another | |
3 | addition, increase, gain | A quantity that is added | |
4 | addition, accession | Something added to what you already have | |
5 | addition | A suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area | |
6 | addition, summation, plus | The arithmetic operation of summing |
Sounds | ahdih'shahn |
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Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A component that is added to something to improve it. |
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Examples | "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor" |
Synonyms | add-on, improver |
Narrower | additive; afterthought; annex, annexe, extension, wing; attachment; elongation, extension |
Broader | component, constituent, element |
Verbs | add |
Meaning | The act of adding one thing to another. |
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Examples | "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap day every four years" |
Narrower | retrofit; fluoridation, fluoridization, fluoridisation |
Broader | increase, step-up |
Contrary | subtraction, deduction |
Verbs | add |
Meaning | A quantity that is added. |
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Examples | "there was an addition to property taxes this year" |
Synonyms | increase, gain |
Narrower | accretion |
Broader | indefinite quantity |
Meaning | Something added to what you already have. |
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Examples | "he was a new addition to the staff" |
Synonyms | accession |
Broader | acquisition |
Meaning | A suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area. |
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Broader | suburb, suburbia, suburban area |
Meaning | The arithmetic operation of summing. Calculating the sum of two or more numbers. |
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Synonyms | summation, plus |
Broader | arithmetic operation |
Verbs | add; add |