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| accession |
an addition or increase. [1/5 definitions] |
| add |
to put numbers together; to perform addition. [1/3 definitions] |
| addendum |
an addition or intended addition, esp. a supplement to a book or other document. |
| additionally |
in addition to what was already mentioned. |
| additive |
involving, related to, or produced by addition. [1/2 definitions] |
| add-on |
an optional item that may be bought in addition to a main item to supplement or improve it. [1/2 definitions] |
| affix |
that which is joined or appended; addition. [1/5 definitions] |
| again |
in addition to the other amount being compared with. [1/5 definitions] |
| alloy |
to degrade the purity of by the addition of some element; adulterate. [1/5 definitions] |
| also |
too; in addition. |
| amendment |
an addition to, change to, or deletion from a document such as a legislative bill or contract. [1/3 definitions] |
| and/or |
in addition to or instead of. |
| arithmetic |
the simplest form of mathematics consisting of the theory and computation of whole numbers, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, evolution, and involution. [1/3 definitions] |
| arterialize |
to change (blood from the veins) into blood for the arteries through the addition of oxygen in the lungs. |
| associative property |
in addition and multiplication, the characteristic that allows you to add or multiply a group of numbers in any order and get the same answer. For example, in multiplication, (5 x 2) x 7 is equal to (7 x 2) x 5. |
| as well |
in addition; also; too. |
| benefits |
something that you get, in addition to money, from your job. Some benefits are health insurance and paid vacation leave. [1/2 definitions] |
| besides |
in addition to. |
| both |
the one in addition to the other. [1/3 definitions] |
| cement |
any of various powdered mixtures of clay and limestone that harden into a solid with the addition of water, used as a construction material. [1/6 definitions] |
| Central Africa |
a large region of Africa in the central part of the continent usually consisting of Chad, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and often including, in addition, other nearby nations depending on which definition of the region is used. |
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