associations
siˈeɪ noun
1.
an organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure.
2.
the act of associating or state of being associated.
3.
friendship; companionship: Their close association did not last long.
4.
connection or combination.
5.
the connection or relation of ideas, feelings, sensations, etc.; correlation of elements of perception, reasoning, or the like.
6.
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.
7.
Ecology. a group of plants of one or more species living together under uniform environmental conditions and having a uniform and distinctive aspect.
8.
Chemistry. a weak form of chemical bonding involving aggregation of molecules of the same compound.
10.
Astronomy, stellar association.
Origin:
1525–35; (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin associātiōn- (stem of associātiō). See associate, -ion
1525–35; (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin associātiōn- (stem of associātiō). See associate, -ion
Related forms
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
Synonyms
1. alliance, union; society, company; band. 3. fellowship.
1. alliance, union; society, company; band. 3. fellowship.
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association (əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən, -ʃɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a group of people having a common purpose or interest; a society or club |
| 2. | the act of associating or the state of being associated |
| 3. | friendship or companionship: their association will not last |
| 4. | a mental connection of ideas, feelings, or sensations: association of revolution with bloodshed |
| 5. | psychol See also free association the mental process of linking ideas so that the recurrence of one idea automatically recalls the other |
| 6. | chem the formation of groups of molecules and ions, esp in liquids, held together by weak chemical bonds |
| 7. | ecology a group of similar plants that grow in a uniform environment and contain one or more dominant species |
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Word Origin & History
association
1530s, "action of coming together," from L. associationem, noun of action from associatus, pp. of associare (see associate). Meaning "a body of persons with a common purpose" is from 1650s. Meaning "mental connection" is from 1680s; that of "quality or thing called to
mind by something else" is from 1810.
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Medical Dictionary
association as·so·ci·a·tion (ə-sō'sē-ā'shən, -shē-)
n.
A connection of persons, things, or ideas by some common factor; union.
A functional connection of two ideas, events, or psychological phenomena established through learning or experience.
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Science Dictionary
association  (ə-sō'sē-ā'shən, -shē-) Pronunciation Key
A large number of organisms in a specific geographic area constituting a community with one or two dominant species. |
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