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addition

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
əˈdɪʃ(ə)n

Definitions

  1. The act of adding anything.
  2. sum
  3. Anything that is added.
  4. addition reaction
  5. feminine singular of sumo
  6. The arithmetic operation of adding.
  7. third-person singular present indicative
  8. A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
  9. second-person singular imperative
  10. A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.
  11. Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
  12. an organic reaction where two or more molecules combine to form a larger one (the adduct).

Equivalents

52 more languages
Euskarabatuketa
فارسیجمع
Gaeilgeagúsbreis
Gàidhligcur-rissuim
Galegosuma
ភាសាខ្មែរវិធីបូក
Kurdîekêkîlaveşomasûma
LëtzebuergeschAjoute
Te Reo Māoritāpiritanga
മലയാളംസങ്കലനം
Românăadaosadunare
Slovenčinasčítanie
తెలుగుకూడిక
Tiếng Việtphép cộng

Examples

The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.”
“[…]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[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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