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association

[ uh-soh-see-ey-shuhn, -shee- ]

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noun

an organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure.
Synonyms: band, company, society, union, alliance
the act of associating or state of being associated.
friendship; companionship:
Their close association did not last long.
Synonyms: fellowship
connection or combination.
the connection or relation of ideas, feelings, sensations, etc.; correlation of elements of perception, reasoning, or the like.
an idea, image, feeling, etc., suggested by or connected with something other than itself; an accompanying thought, emotion, or the like; an overtone or connotation:
My associations with that painting are of springlike days.
Ecology. a group of plants of one or more species living together under uniform environmental conditions and having a uniform and distinctive aspect.
Chemistry. a weak form of chemical bonding involving aggregation of molecules of the same compound.
touch football.
Astronomy. stellar association.

association

/ əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən; -ʃɪ- /

noun

a group of people having a common purpose or interest; a society or club
the act of associating or the state of being associated
friendship or companionship
their association will not last
a mental connection of ideas, feelings, or sensations
association of revolution with bloodshed
psychol the mental process of linking ideas so that the recurrence of one idea automatically recalls the other See also free association
chem the formation of groups of molecules and ions, esp in liquids, held together by weak chemical bonds
ecology a group of similar plants that grow in a uniform environment and contain one or more dominant species

association

/ ə-sō′sē-ā′shən,-shē- /

A large number of organisms in a specific geographic area constituting a community with one or two dominant species.

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as·soci·ation·al adjective
inter·as·soci·ation noun
nonas·soci·ation noun
nonas·soci·ation·al adjective
proas·soci·ation adjective
pseudo·as·soci·ation·al adjective
reas·soci·ation noun
subas·soci·ation noun
subas·soci·ation·al adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of association¹

First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French, from Medieval Latin associātiōn-, stem of associātiō “accompaniment, unification”; equivalent to associate + -ion

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Example Sentences

Have you looked around the American Dental Association website for an explanation of how fluoridation actually works?

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The juxtaposition planted a story of association on websites that touted both men for their talks.

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The scheme has been condemned by civil liberties groups and queried by the National Association of Head Teachers.

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Delta is a Platinum Global Partner, ranking them among the highest-level contributors to the association.

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And so it is with the St. Louis Rams and the St. Louis Police Officers Association.

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"It is ill-fated;" and Alessandro blamed himself for having forgotten her only association with the name.

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In the meanwhile, Planner grew actually enamoured of the Pantamorphica Association.

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Governor Endicott, and other influential men in Massachusetts, formed an association against wearing long hair!

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The Association itself was in the same condition—gone irrecoverably likewise.

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Probably this is due to the long association of intellectuality and science with heresy.

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