Addition Meaning
/əˈdɪʃ.ən/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of adding anything.
nounAnything that is added.
Sentence Examples
It was cold, and, in addition, it was windy.
It was cold, and in addition, it was windy.
In addition to his salary, he received a generous annual bonus.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of more staff will help us complete the project on schedule.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In ____ to being a great singer, she also plays the piano beautifully.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…]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[…]"
— c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of more staff will help us complete the project on schedule.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In ____ to being a great singer, she also plays the piano beautifully.