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Definition of addition : 1. A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
2. A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him more precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.; Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of distinction; a title.
3. Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an addition to a building.
4. Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; - opposed to abatement.
5. That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers.
6. The act of adding two or more things together; - opposed to subtraction or diminution.

Synonyms:

step-up, do-gooder, humanitarian, growth, interest, increasing, dividend, entree, supplement, sum, accession, insert, totalization, loss, aggrandizement, rise to power, plus, concomitant, reinforcement, totaling, sum total, additive, amplification, bonus, accretion, improver, profit, admission, admittance, summation, asset, access, ell, assenting, room, enhancement, commission, subtraction, summing up, reduction, wing, rundown, raise, add-on, reckoning

accompaniment (part of speech: noun)

auxiliary, secondary, extra, companion, lieutenant, appendage, accessory, consort, appendix, accompaniment, extension, adjunct, appurtenance, addendum, garnish, ornament, second, adornment, fixture, brother, attachment

addition (part of speech: noun)

aggregation, enlargement, accrual, increment, augmentation, acquisition, accumulation, increase, attainment, expansion

augmentation (part of speech: noun)

annex, amalgamation, swelling, inflation

acquisition (part of speech: noun)

catch, annexation, gain, claim, collection, procurement, appropriation, assumption, purchase

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