addendum

noun

ad·​den·​dum ə-ˈden-dəm How to pronounce addendum (audio)
plural addenda ə-ˈden-də How to pronounce addendum (audio) also addendums
1
: a thing added : addition
2
: a supplement to a book
often used in plural but singular in construction

Examples of addendum in a Sentence

Francine du Plessix Gray, in an essay first written in 1991 and updated with an addendum here, writes eloquently of a lifelong obsession with weight loss, stemming from the harsh judgments of a mother enraptured by fashion. Ginia Bellafante, New York Times Book Review, 21 Sept. 2008
This qualification, however, is not a recent addendum to Derrida's career. In 1990, near the end of the period in which rhetoric and composition had a strong interest in his work, Derrida participated in an editor's interview … in which he characterized his project as fundamentally tied to the tradition it works both within and against. College English, September 2006
The letters are included as an addendum to the biography. there's an addendum from the author to explain certain stylistic choices that she made
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin, neuter of addendus, gerundive of addere "to add"

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of addendum was in 1664

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“Addendum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addendum. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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addendum

noun
ad·​den·​dum ə-ˈden-dəm How to pronounce addendum (audio)
plural addenda -ˈden-də How to pronounce addendum (audio)
: something added (as to a book)

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