1 [U] the process of adding two or more numbers together to find their total:
children learning addition and subtraction
OPPSUBTRACTION
2 [C] ~ (to sth) a thing that is added to sth else:
the latest addition to our range of cars * an addition to the family (= another child) * (AmE) to build a new addition onto a house * last minute additions to the government's package of proposals
3 [U] ~ (of sth) the act of adding sth to sth else:
Pasta's basic ingredients are flour and water, sometimes with the addition of eggs or oil.
IDIOMS
in addition (to sb/sth) used when you want to mention another person or thing after sth else:
In addition to these arrangements, extra ambulances will be on duty until midnight. * There is, in addition, one further point to make.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is addition a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, addition is tagged as noun.
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