addition-n; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: the act of intentionally adding something extra

Commentary: ADDITION[+event][+adding_on][+something]
NOTE: cannot substitute 'increase' for 'addition' here, in contrast to Sense 2

Examples:
The addition of saffron to the rice makes a lovely flavor.
Her additions of color accents and lighting made the room seem more inviting.
The addition of new restrictions on Italian imports may start a trade war.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: an increase in magnitude

Commentary: ADDITION[+quantity][+magnitude][+increase]
NOTE: Replacing 'addition' with 'increase' doesn't change the meaning of the sentence.
NOTE: refers to a numerical increase, not a new entity in a collection (Sense 3)

Examples:
There has been no addition to gasoline prices this month.
The study reported a significant addition to the number of bankruptcy cases filed.
The town was concerned about measurable additions of heavy metals in the drinking water.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: a thing added to an existing set or collection

Commentary: ADDITION[+collection][+member][+new]
NOTE: different from sense 1 in that a collection of similar things is implied in Sense 3

Examples:
The art museum has acquired several important additions to its Cubist collection.
We are building a new addition onto the living room. (adding room to set of rooms)
There were three additions to the programming staff last month. (set of employees)
A raincoat is a useful addition to your wardrobe. (set of clothes)

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: areas defined for real estate development

Commentary: ADDITION[+location][+land][+residential][-developed]

Examples:
The developers are planning five new additions on the edge of town.
Our town has strict zoning laws for additions to existing neighborhoods.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: a mathematical operation

Commentary: ADDITION[+process][+operation][+mathematical][+accumulation]
NOTE: the activity of performing addition of numbers

Examples:
Can these children perform simple addition?
The addition operator is symmetric.
The addition of 5 to 4 equals 9.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 6: an adverbial clause asserting that more is included

Commentary: IDIOM: adverbial modifier of a main clause.
NOTE: an idiomatic expression 'in addition' or 'in addition to'

Examples:
In addition to their salary, employees receive workers compensation and health care insurance.
In addition, she mentioned that the servers would be down over the weekend for system upgrades.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: idiom

Sense Number 7: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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