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association
[ uh-soh-see-ey-shuhn, -shee- ]
noun
- an organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure.
- 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.
- 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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Other Words From
- as·soci·ation·al adjective
- inter·as·soci·ation noun
- nonas·soci·ation noun
- nonas·soci·ation·al adjective
- proas·soci·ation adjective
- pseudo·as·soci·ation·al adjective
- reas·soci·ation noun
- subas·soci·ation noun
- subas·soci·ation·al adjective
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