Explanation and meaning of association.

association

/ə,soʊsi'eɪʃən/

noun
a social or business relationship
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"many close associations with England"

Similar:

affiliation tie tie-up

type of:
relationship
noun
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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"conditioning is a form of learning by association"

Similar:

connection connexion

type of:
remembering memory
noun
a formal organization of people or groups of people
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type of:
organisation organization
noun
a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
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"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
noun
(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
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type of:
chemical process chemical change chemical action
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
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type of:
group grouping
noun
the act of consorting with or joining with others
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"you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"

type of:
social activity
noun
the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
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"his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"
Opposite:

disassociation

type of:
union unification

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