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   addition
         n 1: a component that is added to something to improve it; "the
               addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the
               addition of cinnamon improved the flavor" [syn: {addition},
               {add-on}, {improver}]
         2: the act of adding one thing to another; "the addition of
            flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap
            day every four years" [ant: {deduction}, {subtraction}]
         3: a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property
            taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight
            over a period of weeks" [syn: {addition}, {increase}, {gain}]
         4: something added to what you already have; "the librarian
            shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the
            staff" [syn: {accession}, {addition}]
         5: a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future
            residential area
         6: the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of
            two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives
            seven"; "four plus three equals seven" [syn: {summation},
            {addition}, {plus}]

English Dictionary: at a time by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
addition reaction
n
  1. a chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
additional
adj
  1. further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"
    Synonym(s): extra, additional
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
additionally
adv
  1. in addition, by way of addition; furthermore; "he serves additionally as the CEO"
    Synonym(s): additionally, to boot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Additions to Esther
n
  1. an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
at a time
adv
  1. simultaneously; "he took three cookies at a time" [syn: at a time, at once, at one time]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
audition
n
  1. the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"
    Synonym(s): hearing, audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality
  2. a test of the suitability of a performer
    Synonym(s): audition, tryout
v
  1. perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on Broadway"
    Synonym(s): audition, try out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autotomic
adj
  1. of or relating to autotomy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autotomise
v
  1. cause a body part to undergo autotomy [syn: autotomize, autotomise]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autotomize
v
  1. cause a body part to undergo autotomy [syn: autotomize, autotomise]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autotomy
n
  1. spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Additament \Ad*dit"a*ment\ ([acr]d*d[icr]t"[adot]*m[eit]nt), n.
      [L. additamentum, fr. additus, p. p. of addere to add.]
      An addition, or a thing added. --Fuller.
  
               My persuasion that the latter verses of the chapter
               were an additament of a later age.         --Coleridge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Addition \Ad*di"tion\, n. [F. addition, L. additio, fr. addere
      to add.]
      1. The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed
            to {subtraction} or {diminution}. [bd]This endless
            addition or addibility of numbers.[b8] --Locke.
  
      2. Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an
            addition to a building.
  
      3. (Math.) That part of arithmetic which treats of adding
            numbers.
  
      4. (Mus.) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication
            that its sound is to be lengthened one half. [R.]
  
      5. (Law) 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. (Her.) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of
            honor; -- opposed to {abatement}.
  
      {Vector addition} (Geom.), that kind of addition of two
            lines, or vectors, AB and BC, by which their sum is
            regarded as the line, or vector, AC.
  
      Syn: Increase; accession; augmentation; appendage; adjunct.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Additional \Ad*di"tion*al\, a.
      Added; supplemental; in the way of an addition.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Additional \Ad*di"tion*al\, n.
      Something added. [R.] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Additionally \Ad*di"tion*al*ly\, adv.
      By way of addition.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Additionary \Ad*di"tion*a*ry\, a.
      Additional. [R.] --Herbert.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Downlying \Down"ly`ing\, n.
      The time of retiring to rest; time of repose. --Cavendish.
  
      {At the downlying}, at the travail in childbirth. [Scot.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Audit \Au"dit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Audited}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Auditing}.]
      To examine and adjust, as an account or accounts; as, to
      audit the accounts of a treasure, or of parties who have a
      suit depending in court.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Audition \Au*di"tion\, n. [L. auditio.]
      The act of hearing or listening; hearing.
  
               Audition may be active or passive; hence the difference
               between listening and simple hearing.      --Dunglison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Autodynamic \Au`to*dy*nam"ic\, a. [Auto- + dynamic.]
      Supplying its own power, as a hydraulic ram.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Autodynamic \Au`to*dy*nam"ic\, a. [Auto- + dynamic.]
      Supplying its own power; -- applied to an instrument of the
      nature of a water-ram.

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Adithaim, assemblies; testimonies
  
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