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Affixation

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Affixation"

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Word	Definition
affixionnoun	The act of affixing; affixation, affixment, attachment.
affixturenoun	The act of affixing
infixationnoun	(linguistic morphology) Word formation involving an infix or infixes; adding an infix to a word.
affixernoun	A person or thing that affixes.
infixionnoun	(linguistics) The addition of an infix.
confixnoun	(linguistics) An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix attached simultaneously to the root.
interfixnoun	(linguistic morphology) An empty morph inserted between two morphemes in the process of word formation, such as English -i- and -o-.
interfixationnoun	The act or process of interfixing.
affixativenoun	(art, antiquities) A preservative, usually an adhesive transparent fluid, used to protect the surface of a drawing from abrasion or similar damage.
adjunctionnoun	The act of joining; the thing joined or added.
agglutinationnoun	(linguistics) Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See agglutinative.
suradditionnoun	(obsolete, rare) Something added or appended, as to a name.
appendingverb	The act by which something is appended.
add-onnoun	(computer hardware, software) A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.
attachmentnoun	A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
armingnoun	The act of supplying (oneself or others) with armor and (now especially) arms and ammunition in preparation for a conflict; the act of providing with the means of defense and attack.
annexmentnoun	The act of annexing.
augmentverb	(transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.
combining formnoun	(grammar) A type of word part; a bound morpheme; used in combination with a word, a different combining form, or an affix to form a new word.
cementingnoun	An instance of affixing something with cement.