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adjunction

noun
ad·​junc·​tion | \ a-ˈjəŋ(k)-shən How to pronounce adjunction (audio) \

Definition of adjunction

: the act or process of adjoining

First Known Use of adjunction

circa 1545, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for adjunction

borrowed from Latin adjunctiōn-, adjunctiō, from adjungere "to adjoin" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

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