affixation

Definitions of affixation

1. noun

   the act of attaching or affixing something
   synonyms: attachment

   types:

   graft, grafting

   the act of grafting something onto something else

   type of:

   combination, combining, compounding

   the act of combining things to form a new whole
2. noun

   formation of a word by means of an affix
   types:

   prefixation

   formation of a word by means of a prefix

   suffixation

   formation of a word by means of a suffix

   type of:

   formation

   creation by mental activity
3. noun

   the result of adding an affix to a root word
   type of:

   morphology, sound structure, syllable structure, word structure

   the admissible arrangement of sounds in words