additions
/əˈdɪʃənz/
additions is the plural of addition.
Meaning of addition
Noun
addition (countable and uncountable, plural additions)
- The act of adding anything.
- The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.
- Synonyms:
- adding, annexation, inclusion, infusion
- Anything that is added.
- Synonyms:
- extra
- The arithmetic operation of adding.
- A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
- A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.
- […]They clip vs drunkards, and with Swiniſh phraſe / Soyle our addition, and indeede it takes / From our atchieuements, though perform’d at height / The pith and marrow of our attribute[…]c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604...
- Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
- Antonyms:
- abatement
Phrases with additions
Questions about additions
- What is additions the plural of?
- Additions is the plural of addition.
- How do you pronounce additions?
- Additions is pronounced /əˈdɪʃənz/.
Words near additions in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: additions (page history and authors); addition (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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