addition

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English

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈdɪʃ.ən/, [əˈdɪʃ.n̩]
• Homophone: edition (weak vowel merger)
• Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

addition (countable and uncountable, plural additions)

1. (uncountable) The act of adding anything.

2. Anything that is added.
4. (uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding.
5. (music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
6. (chiefly law) A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.
7. (heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.

   Antonym: abatement

8. (organic chemistry) an organic reaction where two or more molecules combine to form a larger one (the adduct).

Synonyms

• (act of adding): adding, annexation, inclusion
• (thing added): extra, supplement; See also Thesaurus:adjunct

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “act of adding”): exclusion, reduction
• (antonym(s) of “thing added”): deduction, reduction; See also Thesaurus:decrement
• (antonym(s) of “arithmetic operation”): subtraction

Coordinate terms

• succession
• multiplication
• exponentiation
• tetration
• pentation
• hexation

Derived terms

Related terms

• add
• adder
• additive

Translations

See also

• plus sign (+)
• addition, summation: (augend) + (addend strict sense) = (addend broad sense) + (addend broad sense) = (summand) + (summand) = (sum, total)
• subtraction: (minuend) − (subtrahend) = (difference, remainder)
• multiplication: (multiplier, multiplicator) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product)
• division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “addition”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Danish

Noun

addition c (singular definite additionen, plural indefinite additioner)

1. (arithmetic) addition, act of adding

Declension

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin additiōnem.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

addition f (plural additions)

1. (arithmetic) addition (operation of adding a number to another)

   Coordinate terms: soustraction, multiplication, division

2. bill, check (written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge, in a bar or a restaurant)

Derived terms

• additionner

Descendants

• → Turkish: adisyon

Further reading

• “addition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• dodinait

Swedish

Etymology

Latin additiōnem, accusative singular of additio.

Noun

addition c

1. (mathematics) an addition

Declension