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A second or fresh adherence.

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Usage examples (36)
  • Noun : a fond attachment to his cousin; a profound attachment to the cause of peace. ,the attachments of a harness; the attachments of a pair of skis....
  • In Western faiths, spiritual practices aim less toward non-attachment than toward "reattachment" to someone or something outside ourselves.
  • He wants the island's reattachment to France, while
  • Surgeons use leeches on severed fingers to stimulate blood flow for reattachment.
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