addition Noun
(uncountable) The act of adding anything.
- The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.
Anything that is added.
(uncountable) The arithmetic operation of adding.
(music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
(legal) 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 ".
(heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour; opposed to abatement.
See also
* addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) + (summand) = (sum, total)
* subtraction: (minuend) ? (subtrahend) = (difference)
* multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product)
* division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend
Synonyms
* (act of adding) adding, annexation, inclusion
* (thing added) extra
Antonyms
* reduction
Related terms
* add
* adder
See also
* plus sign ()
References
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add English
Verb
( en verb)
To join or unite, as one thing to another, or as several particulars, so as to increase the number, augment the quantity or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. Hence: To sum up; to put together mentally.
* (rfdate) (John Locke)
- as easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years.
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To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
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To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).
* 1611 , King James Version, Genesis 30:24:
- The LORD shall add to me another son.
* 1667 , (John Milton), (Paradise Lost):
- Back to thy punishment, False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings.
To append, as a statement; to say further.
* 1855 , (Thomas Babington Macaulay), The History of England from the Accession of James the Second , volume 3, page 37 [http://books.google.com/books?id=w_M9AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA37&dq=added]:
- He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax
* 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) Chapter 23
- "Bless your dear heart," she said, "I am sure I can tell you of a way to get back to Kansas." Then she added , "But, if I do, you must give me the Golden Cap."
To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase.
* 1611 , King James Version, 1 Kings 12:14:
- I will add to your yoke
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(mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.
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Synonyms
* annex
* coalesce
* join
* unite
* mention, note
Antonyms
* (quantity) subtract
* (matter) remove
Usage notes
* We add by bringing things together so as to form a whole.
* We join by putting one thing to another in close or continuous connection.
* We annex by attaching some adjunct to a larger body.
* We unite by bringing things together so that their parts adhere or intermingle.
* Things coalesce by coming together or mingling so as to form one organization.
* To add' quantities; to '''join''' houses; to '''annex''' territory; to '''unite''' kingdoms; to make parties ' coalesce
Derived terms
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* addition
* additive
* add-on
* add up
Related terms
* addend
Noun
( en noun)
(video games) An additional enemy that joined the fight after the primary target.
- After engaging the boss for one minute, two adds will arrive from the back and must be dealt with.
(computer science) An act or instance of adding.
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