attachment

/əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/ noun B1

The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching. (countable, uncountable)
A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something. (countable, uncountable) · I have such an attachment towards my fiancé!
A dependence, especially a strong one. (countable, uncountable)
A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool. (countable, uncountable)
The means by which something is physically attached. (countable, uncountable)
A file sent along with a message, usually an email. (countable, uncountable)
Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt. (countable, uncountable) · attachment of earnings
The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash. (countable, uncountable)

Plural attachments

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“Ah, yes—the so-called Porlock is a link in the chain some little way from its great attachment.

The Valley of Fear, p. 3 · C1

Reynolds, either from pride or attachment, had evidently great pleasure in talking of her master and his sister.

Pride and Prejudice, p. 276 · B2

de Blacas, “we can rely on the army; your majesty knows how every report confirms their loyalty and attachment.”

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 104 · C1

There is so much of gratitude or vanity in almost every attachment, that it is not safe to leave any to itself.

Pride and Prejudice, p. 22 · B2

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