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addition

Nouns

• (n) a component that is added to something to improve it
  • the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement
  • the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor
  add-on, improver,
• (n) 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
• (n) 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
  gain, increase,
• (n) something added to what you already have
  • the librarian shelved the new accessions
  • he was a new addition to the staff
  accession,
• (n) a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
• (n) 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
  plus, summation,

Synonyms

add-on improver gain increase accession plus summation

Antonyms

subtraction deduction

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