noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/əˈdɪʃ.ən/
homophone: edition (weak vowel merger)
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rhymes with -ɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:AH0 D IH1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of adding anything.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Anything that is added.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The arithmetic operation of adding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: arithmetic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: suburb, suburbia, suburban area
12
noun
Meaning 12
something added to what you already have
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the librarian shelved the new accessions
he was a new addition to the staff
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: accession
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: acquisition
13
noun
Meaning 13
a quantity that is added
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
there was an addition to property taxes this year
they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: increase, gain
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: indefinite quantity
Narrower terms: accretion
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dhéh1tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Latin -dō Latin addō Latin additiōder. Old French aditionder. Middle English addicioun English addition Sense of “what is added” dates from 14th century, from Middle English addicioun, addition, from Old French adition, from Latin additiōnem, accusative singular of additiō, from addō (“add, put”).
Across languages
Translations
236 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
shtim
— act of adding
Arabic:
إضَافَة
(ʔiḍāfa)
— act of adding
Armenian:
հավելում
(havelum)
— act of adding
Armenian:
գումարում
(gumarum)
— act of adding
Bashkir:
ҡушыу
(quşıw)
— act of adding
Bulgarian:
приба́вяне
(pribávjane)
— act of adding
Catalan:
addició
— act of adding
Cebuano:
pagpuno
— act of adding
Chinese Mandarin:
增加
(zēngjiā)
— act of adding
Chinese Mandarin:
添加
(tiānjiā)
— act of adding
Chinese Mandarin:
附加
(fùjiā)
— act of adding
Dutch:
toevoeging
— act of adding
Farefare:
pa'asgɔ
— act of adding
Finnish:
lisäys
— act of adding
Finnish:
additio
— act of adding
French:
addition
— act of adding
Galician:
adición
— act of adding
Gallurese:
addizioni
— act of adding
Georgian:
დამატება
(damaṭeba)
— act of adding
Georgian:
მიმატება
(mimaṭeba)
— act of adding
Georgian:
შეკრება
(šeḳreba)
— act of adding
German:
Zufügung
— act of adding
German:
Hinzufügung
— act of adding
Greek:
πρόσθεση
(prósthesi)
— act of adding
Haitian Creole:
adisyon
— act of adding
Hebrew:
הוֹסָפָה
(hosafa)
— act of adding
Hebrew:
צירוף
(tseruf)
— act of adding
Hungarian:
hozzáadás
— act of adding
Hungarian:
hozzáfűzés
— act of adding
Hungarian:
kiegészítés
— act of adding
Hungarian:
bővítés
— act of adding
Hungarian:
bővülés
— act of adding
Icelandic:
viðbót
— act of adding
Indonesian:
penambahan
— act of adding
Italian:
addizione
— act of adding
Japanese:
付加
(fuka)
— act of adding
Japanese:
追加
(tsuika)
— act of adding
Korean:
추가
(chuga)
— act of adding
Korean:
부가
(buga)
— act of adding
Korean:
가미
(gami)
— act of adding
Kyrgyz:
кошуу
(koşuu)
— act of adding
Latin:
additio
— act of adding
Latvian:
pielikums
— act of adding
Macedonian:
додавање
(dodavanje)
— act of adding
Malay:
penambahan
— act of adding
Malayalam:
കൂട്ടൽ
(kūṭṭal)
— act of adding
Maltese:
għadd
— act of adding
Norwegian:
tillegg
— act of adding
Norwegian Bokmål:
legge til
— act of adding
Norwegian Bokmål:
tilføye
— act of adding
Norwegian Nynorsk:
leggje til
— act of adding
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tilføye
— act of adding
Odia:
ଯୋଗ
(joga)
— act of adding
Old English:
ēaca
— act of adding
Persian:
جَمْع
(jam')
— act of adding
Polish:
dodawanie
— act of adding
Portuguese:
adição
— act of adding
Quechua:
yapay
— act of adding
Romanian:
adaos
— act of adding
Romanian:
adăugire
— act of adding
Russian:
сложе́ние
(složénije)
— act of adding
Russian:
прибавле́ние
(pribavlénije)
— act of adding