addition
/ə'dɪʃən/
noun
8 letters3 syllables10 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1
Something added to what you already have.
“he was a new addition to the staff”
2
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”
3
A quantity that is added.
“there was an addition to property taxes this year”
4
The arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers.
5
A suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area.
6
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”
WORD FORMS
Related formadd
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®11 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinadditionway
Starts & ends withA … N
Syllablesad · di · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED9
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