noun
a component that is added to something to improve it
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- the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement
- the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor
noun
the act of adding one thing to another
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- the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect
- the addition of a leap day every four years
noun
a quantity that is added
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- there was an addition to property taxes this year
- they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
noun
something added to what you already have
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- the librarian shelved the new accessions
- he was a new addition to the staff
noun
a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
noun
the arithmetic operation of summing
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- calculating the sum of two or more numbers
- the summation of four and three gives seven
- four plus three equals seven