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attachment

at·tach·ment

UK/əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/ US/ʌˈtætʃmʌnt/ fairly common

noun

1.

a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

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2.
3.

a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding

4.

a connection that fastens things together

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5.
6.

the act of attaching or affixing something

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7.

Origin

From French attachement. By surface analysis, attach + -ment.

Phrases

  • aeolian attachment
  • attachment disorder
  • attachment of earnings
  • attachment parenting
  • attachment therapy
  • preferential attachment
  • reactive attachment disorder
  • shower attachment

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