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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Tuesday’s plan, a sweeping overhaul of the biggest borough’s buses, is an addendum to a proposal that was itself billed as final last year. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024 Instead, it was set up as an addendum to an existing contract between Accenture and the University of Virginia — one that allowed any other state, city, county or higher education institution in the country to join. Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for addendum 

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 30 Dec. 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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