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
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
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
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
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
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
Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)
Examples:
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