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
Recent Examples on the Web Create or update a central repository for all payer contracts, including amendments, addendums and updates. Chandler Barron, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Hoback contends that the reply actually reads more like someone finishing their previous thought — that Todd had signed into the wrong account to make an addendum to the original Nakamoto post. Whizy Kim, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 Call this an addendum to Monday’s newsletter on the fickle nature of immigration politics: New border apprehension numbers are out, and two of our columnists have wildly different takes on them. Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024 What’s worth noting as an addendum is the very significant record Swift already set, which is much more notable than any of the aforementioned ones. Chris Willman, Variety, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for addendum 

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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 2 Nov. 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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