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ad·di·tion·al

additional

 
 
pronunciation:
dI sh nl
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part of speech: adjective
definition: If you have an additional thing, you have one more thing than what you had before. If you had two chairs before and somebody gives you an additional chair, it means you have three chairs now. Let's say your dad got only one small pizza for your birthday party but twenty kids came. You would probably need a lot of additional pizza!
Leo has made some additional friends at school this year, so he's really happy now.
synonyms:
more, other
similar words:
another, excess, extra, further, spare
derivation: additionally (adv.)
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