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addendum

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

ad·den·dum

noun \ə-ˈden-dəm\
plural ad·den·da \-ˈden-də\ also ad·den·dums

Definition of ADDENDUM

1
: a thing added : addition
2
: a supplement to a book —often used in plural but singular in construction

Examples of ADDENDUM

  1. The letters are included as an addendum to the biography.
  2. <there's an addendum from the author to explain certain stylistic choices that she made>
  3. Francine du Plessix Gray, in an essay first written in 1991 and updated with an addendum here, writes eloquently of a lifelong obsession with weight loss, stemming from the harsh judgments of a mother enraptured by fashion. —Ginia Bellafante, New York Times Book Review, 21 Sept. 2008

Origin of ADDENDUM

Latin, neuter of addendus, gerundive of addere
First Known Use: 1684

Rhymes with ADDENDUM

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