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addition

How many syllables in addition?

  3 syllables

Divide addition into syllables:   ad-di-tion
Stressed syllable in addition:   ad-di-tion
How to pronounce addition:   uh-dish-un
How to say addition:

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Synonyms for addition


1 syllable
  • count
  • sum
  • gain
2 syllables
  • add-on
  • adjunct
  • extra
  • mixing
  • pullout
  • tally
  • adding
  • coda
  • insert
  • PS
  • surcharge
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    5 syllables
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    What rhymes with addition

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