addition

CEFRA2

/əˈdɪʃ.ən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Something added, or the act of adding numbers or things together.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Anything that is added.

Examples

  • In addition to his salary, he received a generous annual bonus.

  • It was cold, and, in addition, it was windy.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

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5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
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Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The arithmetic operation of adding.

  2. The act of adding anything.

  3. A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.

More examples

In context

  • 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[…]

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Origin

noun

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”).