addition

noun

ad·di·tion | \ ə-ˈdi-shən

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Definition of addition

1 : a part added (as to a building or residential section) The addition expanded the kitchen.

2 : anything or anyone added : increase The clerk was a recent addition to the staff.

3 : the act or process of adding a recipe enhanced by the addition of freshly ground pepper especially : the operation of combining numbers so as to obtain an equivalent simple quantity schoolchildren learning about addition and subtraction

4 : direct chemical combination of substances into a single product

in addition

: besides entry 2, also The job requires a college degree and, in addition, at least two years of experience.

in addition to

: combined or associated with : besides entry 1 sense 2 In addition to soup, several salads were served.

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Examples of addition in a Sentence

The children learned addition and subtraction. The museum's collection includes several new additions.

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With one in six students facing hunger, according to Feeding America, food insecurity can have a major impact on a child’s school performance, in addition to their development. — Teen Vogue, "Food Insecurity Among American Public School Students Requires Aid Beyond Free Lunch Programs," 16 Apr. 2019 In addition to the financial donation, LVMH also pledged the assistance and aid of its entire portfolio, which includes Louis Vuitton, Dior, Fendi, Celine, Loewe, and Marc Jacobs. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "Fashion Luxury Groups, Kering and LVMH, Pledge Combined 300 Million Euros to Repair Notre Dame," 16 Apr. 2019 The cost is in addition to a regular Hulu subscription, which starts at $5.99 per month. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "How to Watch Game of Thrones Season 8 Online," 14 Apr. 2019 In addition to tasters at check-in, the brewery’s beer is available at the hotel’s rooftop restaurant, in hotel room minibars, and at other restaurants in the marketplace attached to the hotel. — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, "New Belgium Builds a Brewery in a Denver Hotel," 12 Apr. 2019 In addition to Mulan and Aladdin, Disney is scheduled to release a live-action remake of Lion King on July 19, 2019! — Victoria Rodriguez, Seventeen, "Everything We Know About the Live-Action "Lion King" So Far," 10 Apr. 2019 In addition to the daily duties of motherhood, there was also the financial burden of Ubering across the city and paying for a sitter on top of the already pricey class fee. — Leah Groth, Glamour, "Peloton’s Online Community Is Changing the Fitness Game for Moms," 9 Apr. 2019 In addition to ruining your hair, rain has a habit of ruining outdoor spring and summer dates. — Gena Kaufman, Glamour, "21 Rainy-Day Date Ideas That Aren't Another Movie," 30 Mar. 2019 In addition to Hart, Kerr also shares a son, Flynn, with Orlando Bloom. — Vogue, "Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel Are Expecting Their Second Child," 30 Mar. 2019

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