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Edition vs. Addition
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 antonymsAddition
/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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Ways to tell them apart:
- Edition refers to the version or form of a publication, like a book or magazine.
- Addition refers to the process of adding something, often used in mathematics.
- Think of edition as related to edit, implying revisions and versions.
- Addition is like an add-on, something extra being included.
- Remember edition often relates to publications, whereas addition relates to augmenting or increasing.
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