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1. Something added; mathematical summation: Addition is usually taught before subtraction.
2. The process of adding, including, embracing; the act of joining, annexing, appending: The addition of a baby to the household changed the lives of the Johnson family!
3. Increase, enlargement, extra, augmentation: The addition in cost over last year’s tuition is $500.
4. Annex, wing, extension, adjunct: The addition to the town library will double its size.
2. The process of adding, including, embracing; the act of joining, annexing, appending: The addition of a baby to the household changed the lives of the Johnson family!
3. Increase, enlargement, extra, augmentation: The addition in cost over last year’s tuition is $500.
4. Annex, wing, extension, adjunct: The addition to the town library will double its size.
addition, edition
addition (ad DISH uhn) (noun)
1. A mathematical summation: In school, addition is usually taught before subtraction.
2. Inclusion or being part of a group: The addition of a baby to the household changed their lives.
3. Increase, enlargement, extra: The addition in cost over last year’s tuition is $500.
4. Annex, extension, adjunct: The addition to the town library will double its size.
2. Inclusion or being part of a group: The addition of a baby to the household changed their lives.
3. Increase, enlargement, extra: The addition in cost over last year’s tuition is $500.
4. Annex, extension, adjunct: The addition to the town library will double its size.
edition (i DISH uhn) (noun)
1. One of a number of printings of books and newspapers: The book was so popular that the publisher had to print a fifth edition.
2. The size, style, or form in which a book is published: The publisher also printed a smaller "pocket edition".
2. The size, style, or form in which a book is published: The publisher also printed a smaller "pocket edition".
The index was a new addition to the latest edition of the textbook.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group A; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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-tion
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(From Latin: "to, toward, a direction toward, an addition to, near, at"; and changes to: "ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, aq-, ar-, as-, at-" and ad- is also combined with certain words that begin with the letters c, f, g, l, n, p, q, r, s, and t.)
(another addition to the Word Info site of related articles)
(Greek: above, over, on, upon; besides; in addition to; toward; among)
(Greek > Latin: an addition; to put to, add to, to place)