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additory
[ ad-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈæd ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective
capable of or tending to make an addition; additional; supplementary.
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Origin of additory
First recorded in 1650–60; addit(ion) + -ory1
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