Hyphenation of addition

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word addition? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ad-di-tion

Definitions of addition:

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
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
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
4.	Something added to what you already have The librarian shelved the new accessions He was a new addition to the staff
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

Synonyms of addition:

noun	add-on, improver, component, constituent, element
noun	increase, step-up
noun	increase, gain, indefinite quantity
noun	accession, acquisition
noun	suburb, suburbia, suburban area
noun	summation, plus, arithmetic operation

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.