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addition
  • n  a component that is added to something to improve it
    the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement
    the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor
  • n  the act of adding one thing to another
    the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect
    the addition of a leap day every four years
  • n  a quantity that is added
    there was an addition to property taxes this year
  • n  something added to what you already have
    he was a new addition to the staff
  • n  a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
  • n  the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
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addition reaction
  • n  a chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another
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additions to esther
  • n  an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther
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additive inverse
  • n  (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose sum is zero; the additive inverse of -5 is +5
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