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affixation

affixation noun: the adding of an affix to a word.

Noun

affixation (plural affixations)

  1. The adding of an affix to a word.
    Synonyms:
    affixion

affixation meaning in Tamil

affixation in Tamil

ஒட்டாக்கம், ஒட்டுடல்

Synonyms of affixation

Forms of affixation

pluralaffixations

Origin of affixation

From affix + -ation.

Words formed from affixation

Questions about affixation

What does affixation mean?
Affixation means the adding of an affix to a word.
What is affixation in Tamil?
Affixation in Tamil is ஒட்டாக்கம், ஒட்டுடல். See Affixation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is affixation?
Affixation is a noun.
What is the plural of affixation?
The plural of affixation is affixations.

Words near affixation in the dictionary

  1. affix
  2. affix-clipping
  3. affixable
  4. affixal
  5. affixally
  6. affixation
  7. affixational
  8. affixationally
  9. affixations
  10. affixative
  11. affixatives

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Adapted from Wiktionary: affixation (page history and authors); affixation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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