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All that is required is to add the Greek word "logy" to the name, and force them to conform to a set rubric, and the science is all complete.

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  1. transitive verb To combine (a column of figures, for example) to form a sum.
  2. transitive verb To join or unite so as to increase in size, quantity, quality, or scope: added 12 inches to the deck; flowers that added beauty to the dinner table.
  3. transitive verb To say or write further.
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  • Remember, the hard part is not deciding what features to add -- it's deciding what to leave out. —  David Pogue says "Simplicity sells"
  • The only thing I want to add is to show the product quantity (stock level) next to each quantity box (to prevent customers from over ordering). —  GetAFreelancer.com New Projects
  • Her assignment, for the add is to get a notebook with a 17-inch screen for less than $1,000, and if she can find it, she can keep it. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • It's finding the value-add, and striving for impeccable customer care, that will best leverage that inherent technological advantage. —  xchange magazine Articles
  • When I open the "Add Reminder" - dialogue, fill out the reminder text and the countdown time and leave the dialogue by pressing the "add" - button, the reminder already starts to count down. —  AutoHotkey Community
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English adden, from Latin addere : ad-, ad- + dare, to give; see dō- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English adden, from Latin addere, from ad, to, + -dere for *dare, put, place: see do.
 

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