ag ‧ glu ‧ ti ‧ na ‧ tion /əˌɡluːtəˈneɪʃ ə n, əˌɡluːtɪˈneɪʃ ə n $ əˌɡluːtnˈeɪ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: agglutinatio , from agglutinare , from ad- 'to' + glutinare 'to glue' ]
1 . the state of being stuck together
2 . the process of making new words by combining two or more words, such as combining ‘ship’ and ‘yard’ to make ‘shipyard’