Additions

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /əˈdɪʃənz/

Definitions

1. The process of incorporating new components or features into an existing system involves both enhancement and augmentation of what is already present
2. This term refers to the supplementary elements that improve or increase the original content or quantity without replacing it
3. The act of appending new parts or features to something preexisting ; an item or element inserted to increase or enhance the original

Etymology: "Additions" is the plural of "addition," which entered English in the 14th century as "addicioun," borrowed from Old French "adition," itself from Latin "additio," a noun built from the verb "addere," meaning "to add" or "to put." That verb is a compound of "ad," "to," and "dare," "to put" or "give," so the word's core idea is literally putting one thing toward another. The plural carries the same sense: the supplementary items or pieces that are joined to something already existing, enlarging or improving it while leaving the original in place. Its meaning stays close to the Latin root, so the word has changed less than many of its relatives.

Synonyms: supplements, enhancements, increments, extensions, inclusions

Antonyms: subtractions, reductions, diminutions, deletions, lessening