affixation

The definition of an affixation is the act of adding something to something else.

(noun)

A document that is attached to an email is an example of an affixation.

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See affixation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. affixture
  2. Linguis. the process of adding affixes to roots or bases in order to vary function, modify meaning, etc.

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