English to English noun
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a formal organization of people or groups of people | Example:
• he joined the Modern Language Association
source: wordnet30
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the act of consorting with or joining with others | Example:
• you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association
source: wordnet30
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the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination | Example:
• his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break
source: wordnet30
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the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination | Example:
• conditioning is a form of learning by association
source: wordnet30
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a social or business relationship | Example:
• a valuable financial affiliation • he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team • many close associations with England
source: wordnet30
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a relation resulting from interaction or dependence | Example:
• flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear • the host is not always injured by association with a parasite
source: wordnet30
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(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding | source: wordnet30
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(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 | source: wordnet30
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The act of associating, or state of being associated; union; connection, whether of persons of things. | source: webster1913
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