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additionner

to add up

verb ah-dee-syoh-NEH Rare
Numbers & Measures Mathematics

Also means

to total

Usage Note

Additionner means to add numbers together or to add one thing to another (additionner du sucre au mélange — 'to add sugar to the mixture'). The noun is addition ('addition; restaurant bill'). In arithmetic contexts, it contrasts with soustraire ('subtract'), multiplier ('multiply'), and diviser ('divide').

Examples

"Additionne ces deux nombres pour trouver le total."

Natural Translation

Add these two numbers to find the total.

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