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Addition vs. Edition
Addition
/əˈdɪʃən/Examples:
Although, Commander Stone was a new addition to this one.'The prospect of an addition to your family?''The seventh addition, Johnson,' returned Mr Crummles, solemnly.
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Edition
/ɪˈdɪʃən/Examples:
Welcome to a special edition of To Keep the Peace.'The eleventh edition is the final one,' he said.Every copy of the old edition would disappear.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Edition relates to versions or prints of books or publications.
- Addition is about combining things, often in mathematics.
- Think of edit in edition, which relates to texts and publications.
- Addition has add, which hints at increasing or joining numbers.
- Use edition when discussing books and versions, use addition when talking about math or extra components.
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