additional English · revision 2653

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1563}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /əˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|en|addition|-al]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ 1563 according to Merriam-Webster;^(MWU 2024) the OED records the noun, “something added”, from 1639 and the adjective from 1646,^(OED 1989) and Etymonline dates the adjective to the 1640s.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The noun, “an addition, an extra”, is now rare.^(SOED 2002)^(OED 1989) The adjective means “added, supplementary”.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) ''Additionally'' is formed from it.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1563 – first known use (Merriam-Webster).^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1639 – noun, something added.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1646 – adjective, added.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Added; [[extra]]; more than before: ''additional costs''.^(SOED 2002)^(OED 1989)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(rare)'' Something added; an extra.^(SOED 2002)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[additionally]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[addition]]

+ * [[add]]

+ * [[additive]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}