addition

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noun

1. a component that is added to something to improve it (Freq. 5)
- the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement
- the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor
• Syn:
add-on, improver
• Derivationally related forms:
improve (for: improver), add on (for: add-on), add
• Hypernyms:
component, constituent, element
• Hyponyms:
additive, afterthought, annex, annexe, extension,
wing, attachment, elongation
2. the act of adding one thing to another (Freq. 5)
- the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect
- the addition of a leap day every four years
• Ant:
subtraction
• Derivationally related forms:
add
• Hypernyms:
increase, step-up
• Hyponyms:
retrofit, fluoridation, fluoridization, fluoridisation
3. a quantity that is added (Freq. 1)
- there was an addition to property taxes this year
- they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
• Syn:
increase, gain
• Derivationally related forms:
increase (for: increase)
• Hypernyms:
indefinite quantity
• Hyponyms:
accretion
4. something added to what you already have
- the librarian shelved the new accessions
- he was a new addition to the staff
• Syn:
accession
• Hypernyms:
acquisition
5. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
• Hypernyms:
suburb, suburbia, suburban area
6. the arithmetic operation of summing;
calculating the sum of two or more numbers
- the summation of four and three gives seven
- four plus three equals seven
• Syn:
summation, plus
• Derivationally related forms:
add, summational (for: summation), sum (for: summation)
• Hypernyms:
arithmetic operation

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  summation, plus, accession, increase, gain, add-on, improver
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  subtraction, deduction