how to pronounce addition

/a.di.sjɔ̃/

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addition is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of addition in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… par une addition de …”

meanings of addition

noun:

Addition (act of adding; thing added; in arithmetic).
Bill, check (in a restaurant, etc).

addition frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word addition occurs in french on average 6.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.