addition

addition
n
1. joining, uniting, combining; adding, tacking on, attaching, annexing, appending.
2. summation, totaling, adding up, counting up, enumerating; computation, calculation, reckoning.
3. increase, increment, accretion, accession, enlargement, augmentation; extension, expansion, continuation, prolongation.
4. additament, superaddition, affix, attachment, annexation; supplement, appendix, codicil, suffix, postscript, addendum, appendage, tailpiece; adjunct, appurtenance, accessory; insertion, interpolation, interjection, interposition.
5.U.S. annex, wing, ell.
6. in addition
as well, besides, moreover, additionally, over and above.

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