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additional

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

adjective

  1. added; more; supplementary.

    additional information.


additional British  
/ əˈdɪʃənəl /

adjective

  1. added or supplementary

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • additionally adverb
  • preadditional adjective

Etymology

Origin of additional

First recorded in 1630–40; addition + -al 1

Example Sentences

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The AI system was trained on nearly 2,000 real fossil footprints, along with millions of additional simulated examples.

From Science Daily

Local officers will be on patrol in the area to provide additional reassurance and to speak to any witnesses or anyone with information.

From BBC

The S&P 500 has gained 17% over the past 12 months, generating an additional $8.4 trillion of stock market wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the U.S. already had Patriots at some locations in the Gulf, satellite imagery shows that an additional Patriot was set up at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar over the past week.

From The Wall Street Journal

The January surge had been widely expected because of 3.5 additional working days due to the Lunar New Year holidays shifting to mid-February this year.

From The Wall Street Journal