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association

/ association /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of consorting with or joining with others
"you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
Type of:
social activity
Kinds of:
fraternization fraternisation affiliation
Derived:
consort associate affiliate assort consociate
noun Sense 2
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
"conditioning is a form of learning by association"
Type of:
memory remembering
Kinds of:
colligation
Derived:
associate tie in relate link colligate
noun Sense 3
(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
Type of:
group grouping
Kinds of:
antibiosis
Derived:
consociate associate
Domain:
ecology bionomics environmental science
noun Sense 4
a formal organization of people or groups of people
"he joined the Modern Language Association"
Type of:
organization organisation
Kinds of:
American Baptist Convention Northern Baptist Convention Southern Baptist Convention cooperative club
Derived:
consort associate affiliate assort consociate
noun Sense 5
(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
Type of:
chemical process chemical change chemical action
Kinds of:
hydration solvation
Domain:
chemistry chemical science
noun Sense 6
a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
"flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"
"the host is not always injured by association with a parasite"
Type of:
relation
Derived:
consociate associate
noun Sense 7
the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
"his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"
Opposites:
disassociation
Type of:
union unification
Derived:
associate tie in relate link colligate
noun Sense 8
a social or business relationship
"a valuable financial affiliation"
"he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"
"many close associations with England"
Type of:
relationship
Derived:
bind tie attach bond consociate
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
56
Times Searched
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Related Words

social activity fraternization fraternisation affiliation memory remembering colligation group grouping antibiosis organization organisation