"ADD" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} ADD
  1. (pathology) Initialism of attention deficit disorder. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: attention deficit disorder
    Sense id: en-ADD-en-noun-NLH-77yF Categories (other): Pathology, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 21 18 15 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 21 18 13 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 32 26 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  2. (insurance) Initialism of accidental death and dismemberment. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: accidental death and dismemberment Synonyms: AD&D
    Sense id: en-ADD-en-noun-fQ6uNu2n Categories (other): Insurance Topics: business, insurance
  3. (sound engineering) A designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating that the contents were recorded in analog but mixed and mastered in digital. Coordinate_terms: AAD, DAD, DDD
    Sense id: en-ADD-en-noun-A9tFJomn Categories (other): Sound engineering
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ADDer, Adderall
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