additional

[ uh-dish-uh-nl ]
/ əˈdɪʃ ə nl /
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adjective

added; more; supplementary: additional information.

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Origin of additional

First recorded in 1630–40; addition + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM additional

ad·di·tion·al·ly, adverbpre·ad·di·tion·al, adjective
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Words related to additional

added, increased, supplementary, other, further, new, more, option, padding, perk, spare, affixed, appended, on the side, over-and-above

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British Dictionary definitions for additional

additional
/ (əˈdɪʃənəl) /

adjective

added or supplementary

Derived forms of additional

additionally, adverb
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