addition

See also: Addition

English

Etymology

Sense of “what is added” dates from 14th century, from Old French adition, from Latin additiōnem, accusative singular of additiō, from addō (add, put).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈdɪʃən/, /æˈdɪʃən/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃən
  • Homophone: edition (weak vowel merger)

Noun

addition (countable and uncountable, plural additions)

  1. (uncountable) The act of adding anything.
    The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.
  2. Anything that is added.
  3. (uncountable) The arithmetic operation of adding.
  4. (music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
  5. (chiefly law) A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely, as in "John Doe, Esq.", "Robert Dale, Mason", "Thomas Way, of New York".
  6. (heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour; opposed to abatement.

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References

  • addition” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Danish

Noun

addition c (singular definite additionen, plural indefinite additioner)

  1. (arithmetics) addition, act of adding

Declension


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin additiō, additiōnis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.di.sjɔ̃/, IPA(key): /a.di.sjõ/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: additions
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Noun

addition f (plural additions)

  1. addition (act of adding; thing added; in arithmetic)
  2. bill (UK), check (US) (in a restaurant, etc)

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Swedish

Etymology

Latin additiōnem, accusative singular of additio.

Noun

addition c

  1. (mathematics) an addition

Declension

Declension of addition 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative addition additionen additioner additionerna
Genitive additions additionens additioners additionernas
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