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The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution.

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  1. n. The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution.
  2. n. Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an addition to a building.
  3. n. That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers.
  4. n. A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
  5. n. A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him more precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.; Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of distinction; a title.
  6. n. Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; -- opposed to abatement.
  7. n. a component that is added to something to improve it
  8. n. the act of adding one thing to another
  9. n. a quantity that is added
  10. n. something added to what you already have
  11. n. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
  12. n. the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers