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| 1. | [ noun ] a formal organization of people or groups of people | |
| Examples: | "he joined the Modern Language Association" |
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| Related terms: | organization league club family gang consortium chamber_of_commerce institute cooperative legion Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Retired_Persons Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars secret_society American_Legion asean professional_association Fabian_Society Southern_Baptist_Convention American_Baptist_Convention associate chapter consort | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of consorting with or joining with others | |
| Examples: | "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association" |
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| Related terms: | social_activity affiliation fraternization consort | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination | |
| Examples: | "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break" |
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| Related terms: | union relate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a social or business relationship | |
| Synonyms: | tie affiliation tie-up | |
| Examples: | : "a valuable financial affiliation" "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team" "many close associations with England" |
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| Related terms: | relationship bind affiliate affiliate | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination | |
| Synonyms: | connection connexion | |
| Examples: | "conditioning is a form of learning by association" |
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| Related terms: | memory colligation relate | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a relation resulting from interaction or dependence | |
| Examples: | "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear" "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite" |
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| Related terms: | relation consociate | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species | |
| Related terms: | group antibiosis ecology | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding | |
| Related terms: | chemical_process hydration solvation chemistry | |
| Similar spelling: |
associational associationism associative associate associated associatory |
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