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addition
English
Etymology
Sense of “what is added” dates from 14th century, from Old French adition, from Latin additi?nem, accusative singular of additi?, from add? (“add, put”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??d???n/, /æ?d???n/
- Rhymes: -???n
- Homophone: edition (weak vowel merger)
Noun
addition (countable and uncountable, plural additions)
- (uncountable) The act of adding anything.
- The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.
- Anything that is added.
- (uncountable) The arithmetic operation of adding.
- (music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
- (chiefly law) A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely, as in "John Doe, Esq.", "Robert Dale, Mason", "Thomas Way, of New York".
- (heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour; opposed to abatement.
Synonyms
- (act of adding): adding, annexation, inclusion
- (thing added): extra, supplement; See also Thesaurus:adjunct
Antonyms
- (act of adding): exclusion, reduction
- (thing added): deduction, reduction; See also Thesaurus:decrement
- (arithmetic operation): subtraction
Coordinate terms
- succession
- multiplication
- exponentiation
- tetration
- pentation
- hexation
Derived terms
- additional
Related terms
- add
- adder
Translations
See also
- plus sign (+)
- addition, summation: (augend) + (addend strict sense) = (addend broad sense) + (addend broad sense) = (summand) + (summand) = (sum, total)
- subtraction: (minuend) ? (subtrahend) = (difference, remainder)
- multiplication: (multiplier, multiplicator) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product)
- division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “addition”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Danish
Noun
addition c (singular definite additionen, plural indefinite additioner)
- (arithmetics) addition, act of adding
Declension
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin additi?, additi?nis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.di.sj??/
- Homophone: additions
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
addition f (plural additions)
- addition (act of adding; thing added; in arithmetic)
- bill (UK), check (US) (in a restaurant, etc)
Descendants
- ? Turkish: adisyon
Further reading
- “addition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- dodinait
Swedish
Etymology
Latin additi?nem, accusative singular of additio.
Noun
addition c
- (mathematics) an addition
Declension
addition From the web:
- what additional force when applied to the object
- what additional evidence for n400
- what happens when force is applied to an object
- how is force applied to an object
- how to find force applied on an object
prolongation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French prolongation, from Late Latin pr?long?ti?, from pr?long?tus, perfect passive participle of Latin pr?long?, from pr? + longus.
Noun
prolongation (countable and uncountable, plural prolongations)
- The act of prolonging.
- That which has been prolonged; an extension.
Synonyms
- (act of prolonging: extending in space): stretching
- (act of prolonging: extending the duration of): continuance, prolongment, prorogation, protraction
- (act of prolonging: putting off to a distant time): deferral, procrastination; see also Thesaurus:deferment
Translations
References
- prolongation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- prolongation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Etymology
From Old French prolongation, borrowed from Late Latin pr?long?ti?, pr?long?ti?nem, from pr?long?tus, perfect passive participle of Latin pr?long?, from pr? + longus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.l??.?a.sj??/
Noun
prolongation f (plural prolongations)
- extension
- (sports) overtime, extra time
Related terms
- prolonger
Further reading
- “prolongation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin pr?long?ti?, pr?long?ti?nem, from pr?long?tus, perfect passive participle of Latin pr?long?, from pr? + longus.
Noun
prolongation f (oblique plural prolongations, nominative singular prolongation, nominative plural prolongations)
- prolongation
prolongation From the web:
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