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addenda

[ uh-den-duh ]
/ əˈdɛn də /

noun

a plural of addendum.
(used with a singular verb) a list of things to be added: The addenda in the back of the book runs to thirty pages.

RELATED WORDS

postscript, appendix, codicil, extension, extra, addition, adjunct, supplement, augmentation, attachment, appendage, rider

Nearby words

added line, added sixth, added title page, added-value tax, addend, addenda, addendum, adder, adder's-meat, adder's-mouth, adder's-tongue

Definition for addenda (2 of 2)

addendum

[ uh-den-duh m ]
/ əˈdɛn dəm /

noun, plural ad·den·da [uh-den-duh] /əˈdɛn də/ for 1, 2; ad·den·dums for 3.

a thing to be added; an addition.
an appendix to a book.
Machinery.
  1. the radial distance between the tip of a gear tooth and the pitch circle of a gear or the pitch line of a rack.Compare dedendum.
  2. Also called addendum circle. an imaginary circle touching the tips of the teeth on a gear.

Origin of addendum

1785–95; neuter singular of Latin addendus to be added, gerundive of addere to add
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British Dictionary definitions for addenda

addendum

/ (əˈdɛndəm) /

noun plural -da (-də)

something added; an addition
a supplement or appendix to a book, magazine, etc
the radial distance between the major and pitch cylinders of an external screw thread
the radial distance between the pitch circle and tip of a gear tooth

Word Origin for addendum

C18: from Latin, literally: a thing to be added, neuter gerundive of addere to add
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