Definitions for addition

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addition ad·di·tion

Spelling: [uh-dish-uh n]

IPA: /əˈdɪʃ ən/

Addition is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 144 anagrams from letters in addition (addiinot).

Definitions for addition

noun

1. the act or process of adding or uniting.
2. the process of uniting two or more numbers into one sum, represented by the symbol +.
3. the result of adding.
4. something added.
5. a wing, room, etc., added to a building, or abutting land added to real estate already owned.
6. Chemistry. a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form another compound.

Idioms

1. in addition to, as well as; besides:

Origin of addition

1350-1400; Middle English addicio(u)n Latin additiōn- (stem of additiō), equivalent to addit(us), past participle of addere to add (ad-

Examples for addition

In addition, he had made prudent investments and, except for his wine cellar, did not live lavishly.

In addition, there were as many of books and magazines as she could wish.

In addition, because House Democrats were cut out of the negotiations over the bill, they don't feel any incentive to play ball.

In addition, foreign films were limited by a system of licensure to a third of the number of domestic films.

In addition, these vegetables may be combined in almost any way.

In addition to visiting the tomb of John Paul, who died of natural causes in 2005, Agca asked to see his successor, Pope Francis.

But the family-party was soon to be broken up—not by subtraction, but by addition.

I have another favour to ask, in addition to the many claims you already have upon me.

The same singers, with the addition of Anastasia Robinson, appeared in the season of 1721-22.

In addition to the negative on-field attention, off-the-field problems were just as bad this year.