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additions

/əˈdɪʃənz/

additions is the plural of addition.

Meaning of addition

Noun

addition (countable and uncountable, plural additions)

  1. (uncountable) The act of adding anything.
    • The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.
  2. Anything that is added.
    Synonyms:
    extra
  3. (uncountable) The arithmetic operation of adding.
  4. A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
  5. 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...
  6. Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
    Antonyms:
    abatement

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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

  1. additionally
  2. additionals
  3. additionary
  4. additionist
  5. additionists
  6. additions
  7. addititious
  8. additive
  9. additive category
  10. additive combinatorics
  11. additive function

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