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Definition of Association
1. Noun. A formal organization of people or groups of people. "He joined the Modern Language Association"
Generic synonyms: Organisation, Organization
Specialized synonyms: American Baptist Convention, Northern Baptist Convention, Southern Baptist Convention, Cooperative, Club, Gild, Guild, Lodge, Order, Social Club, Society, Family, Fellowship, American Legion, Veterans Of Foreign Wars, Vfw, Conference, League, Secret Society, Consortium, Pool, Syndicate, Professional Association, Fabian Society, Gang, Mob, Pack, Ring, Legion, Chamber Of Commerce, Institute, Sisterhood, Sistership, Aarp, Association For The Advancement Of Retired Persons, National Association Of Realtors, Asean, Association Of Southeast Asian Nations
Member holonyms: Chapter, Associate
Derivative terms: Associate, Associate
Specialized synonyms: American Baptist Convention, Northern Baptist Convention, Southern Baptist Convention, Cooperative, Club, Gild, Guild, Lodge, Order, Social Club, Society, Family, Fellowship, American Legion, Veterans Of Foreign Wars, Vfw, Conference, League, Secret Society, Consortium, Pool, Syndicate, Professional Association, Fabian Society, Gang, Mob, Pack, Ring, Legion, Chamber Of Commerce, Institute, Sisterhood, Sistership, Aarp, Association For The Advancement Of Retired Persons, National Association Of Realtors, Asean, Association Of Southeast Asian Nations
Member holonyms: Chapter, Associate
Derivative terms: Associate, Associate
2. Noun. The act of consorting with or joining with others. "You cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
Generic synonyms: Social Activity
Specialized synonyms: Fraternisation, Fraternization, Affiliation
Derivative terms: Associate, Associate
Specialized synonyms: Fraternisation, Fraternization, Affiliation
Derivative terms: Associate, Associate
3. Noun. The state of being connected together as in memory or imagination. "His association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"
4. Noun. The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination. "Conditioning is a form of learning by association"
Exact synonyms: Connection, Connexion
Generic synonyms: Memory, Remembering
Specialized synonyms: Colligation
Derivative terms: Associate, Connect, Connect
Generic synonyms: Memory, Remembering
Specialized synonyms: Colligation
Derivative terms: Associate, Connect, Connect
5. Noun. A social or business relationship. "Many close associations with England"
Exact synonyms: Affiliation, Tie, Tie-up
Generic synonyms: Relationship
Derivative terms: Affiliate, Associate, Tie, Tie
Generic synonyms: Relationship
Derivative terms: Affiliate, Associate, Tie, Tie
6. Noun. A relation resulting from interaction or dependence. "The host is not always injured by association with a parasite"
7. Noun. (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding.
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Chemical Action, Chemical Change, Chemical Process
Specialized synonyms: Hydration, Solvation
Generic synonyms: Chemical Action, Chemical Change, Chemical Process
Specialized synonyms: Hydration, Solvation
8. 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.
Generic synonyms: Group, Grouping
Category relationships: Bionomics, Ecology, Environmental Science
Specialized synonyms: Antibiosis
Derivative terms: Associate
Category relationships: Bionomics, Ecology, Environmental Science
Specialized synonyms: Antibiosis
Derivative terms: Associate
Definition of Association
1. n. The act of associating, or state of being associated; union; connection, whether of persons of things.
Definition of Association
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