| NOUN | artifact | addition, add-on, improver | a component that is added to something to improve it |
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| act | addition | the act of adding one thing to another | |
| quantity | addition, increase, gain | a quantity that is added | |
| possession | addition, accession | something added to what you already have | |
| location | addition | a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area | |
| act | addition, summation, plus | the arithmetic operation of summing |
| Sounds | ahdih'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A component that is added to something to improve it. | |
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| Synonyms | add-on, improver | |
| Narrower | additive | Something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine |
| afterthought | An addition that was not included in the original plan / plan | |
| annex, annexe, extension, wing | An addition that extends a main building | |
| attachment | A supplementary part or accessory | |
| elongation, extension | An addition to the length of something | |
| Broader | component, constituent, element | An artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up |
| Spanish | adición | |
| Verbs | add | bestow a quality on |
| Meaning | The act of adding one thing to another. | |
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| Narrower | fluoridation, fluoridization, fluoridisation | The addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay) |
| retrofit | The act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured | |
| Broader | increase, step-up | The act of increasing / increasing something |
| Opposite | subtraction, deduction | The act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) |
| Spanish | adición, añadidura | |
| Catalan | addició | |
| Verbs | add | make an addition (to) |
| Meaning | A quantity that is added. | |
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| Example | "there was an addition to property taxes this year" | |
| Synonyms | increase, gain | |
| Narrower | accretion | Something contributing to growth or increase / increase / increase / increase |
| Broader | indefinite quantity | An estimated quantity |
| Spanish | adición, aumento, incremento | |
| Catalan | addició, augment, increment | |
| Meaning | Something added to what you already have. | |
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| Example | "he was a new addition to the staff" | |
| Synonym | accession | |
| Broader | acquisition | Something acquired |
| Catalan | adquisició | |
| Meaning | A suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area. | |
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| Broader | suburb, suburbia, suburban area | A residential district located on the outskirts of a city |
| Spanish | ampliación | |
| Meaning | The arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers. | |
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| Synonyms | summation, plus | |
| Broader | arithmetic operation | A mathematical operation involving numbers |
| Spanish | adición, suma | |
| Catalan | addició, suma | |
| Verbs | add | make an addition by combining numbers |
| add | determine the sum of | |
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