addition

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US /əˈdɪʃ.ən/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #4966

Meanings

1

noun
the act of adding something to something else

The addition of fresh herbs improved the dish.
2

noun
the process of adding numbers together

The children are learning addition and subtraction.
3

noun
a person or thing that is added to something

The new player is a valuable addition to the team.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of adding something... adding inclusion

2 noun · the process of adding... summation plus

3 noun · a person or thing that is... accessionadd-on

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deduction exclusion reduction removal subtraction

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Forms additions

Derived forms additional additionaryadditionistcoadditioncycloadditiondigitadditiongyroadditionheteroadditionisoadditionmisadditionnonadditionphotoaddition

Related forms add adder additive

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Latin -dō Latin addō Latin additiōder. Old French aditionder. Middle English addicioun English addition Sense of “what is added” dates from 14th century, from Middle English addicioun, addition, from Old French adition, from Latin additiōnem, accusative singular of additiō, from addō (“add, put”).

*deh₃- Proto-Indo-European addicioun Middle English adition Old French additiōnem Latin

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# addition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** əˈdɪʃ.ən
**Frequency rank:** 4966

## Meanings
1. the act of adding something to something else
2. the process of adding numbers together
3. a person or thing that is added to something

## Examples
- The addition of fresh herbs improved the dish.
- The children are learning addition and subtraction.
- The new player is a valuable addition to the team.

## Synonyms
- supplement

## Antonyms
- deduction
- exclusion
- reduction
- removal
- subtraction

## Derived Forms
- additional
- additionary
- additionist
- coaddition
- cycloaddition
- digitaddition
- gyroaddition
- heteroaddition
- isoaddition
- misaddition
- nonaddition
- photoaddition

## Related Forms
- add
- adder
- additive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *deh₃-
- Root: addicioun
- Root: adition
- Root: additiōnem

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Latin -dō Latin addō Latin additiōder. Old French aditionder. Middle English addicioun English addition Sense of “what is added” dates from 14th century, from Middle English addicioun, addition, from Old French adition, from Latin additiōnem, accusative singular of additiō, from addō (“add, put”).

## AI Etymology
Addition has a recorded sense of “what is added” from the 14th century. It comes from Middle English addicioun, addition, from Old French adition, from Latin additiōnem, accusative singular of additiō, from addō (“add, put”). The historical line includes Latin addō and Old French adition before Middle English addicioun.

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