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NOUN (6)

1. a component that is added to something to improve it;
- Example: "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"
- Example: "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor"
[syn: addition, add-on, improver]

2. the act of adding one thing to another;
- Example: "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"
- Example: "the addition of a leap day every four years"

3. a quantity that is added;
- Example: "there was an addition to property taxes this year"
- Example: "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
[syn: addition, increase, gain]

4. something added to what you already have;
- Example: "the librarian shelved the new accessions"
- Example: "he was a new addition to the staff"
[syn: accession, addition]

5. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area;

6. the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers;
- Example: "the summation of four and three gives seven"
- Example: "four plus three equals seven"
[syn: summation, addition, plus]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Addition \Ad*di"tion\, n. [F. addition, L. additio, fr. addere
   to add.]
   1. The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed
      to subtraction or diminution. "This endless addition
      or addibility of numbers." --Locke.
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   2. Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an
      addition to a building.
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   3. (Math.) That part of arithmetic which treats of adding
      numbers.
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   4. (Mus.) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication
      that its sound is to be lengthened one half. [R.]
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   5. (Law) A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him
      more precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.;
      Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of
      distinction; a title.
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   6. (Her.) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of
      honor; -- opposed to abatement.
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   Vector addition (Geom.), that kind of addition of two
      lines, or vectors, AB and BC, by which their sum is
      regarded as the line, or vector, AC.
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   Syn: Increase; accession; augmentation; appendage; adjunct.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

addition
    n 1: 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" [syn: addition,
         add-on, improver]
    2: 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" [ant: deduction, subtraction]
    3: 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" [syn: addition, increase, gain]
    4: something added to what you already have; "the librarian
       shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the
       staff" [syn: accession, addition]
    5: a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future
       residential area
    6: 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" [syn: summation,
       addition, plus]