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English noun: addition | |||
| 1. | addition (artifact) a component that is added to something to improve it | ||
| Samples | The addition of a bathroom was a major improvement. The addition of cinnamon improved the flavor. | ||
| Synonyms | add-on, improver | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | component, constituent, element | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | additive, afterthought, annex, annexe, attachment, elongation, extension, extension, wing | ||
| 2. | addition (act) the act of adding one thing to another | ||
| Samples | The addition of flowers created a pleasing effect. The addition of a leap day every four years. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase, step-up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fluoridation, fluoridisation, fluoridization, retrofit | ||
| Antonyms | subtraction, deduction | ||
| 3. | addition (quantity) a quantity that is added | ||
| Samples | There was an addition to property taxes this year. They recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks. | ||
| Synonyms | gain, increase | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indefinite quantity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accretion | ||
| 4. | addition (possession) something added to what you already have | ||
| Samples | The librarian shelved the new accessions. He was a new addition to the staff. | ||
| Synonyms | accession | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquisition | ||
| 5. | addition (location) a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | suburb, suburban area, suburbia | ||
| 6. | addition (act) the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers | ||
| Samples | The summation of four and three gives seven. Four plus three equals seven. | ||
| Synonyms | plus, summation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arithmetic operation | ||
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