association
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association Definition
(n)
a
formal
organization
of
people
or
groups
of
people
; "
he
joined
the
Modern
Language
Association
"
(n)
the
act
of
consorting
with
or
joining
with
others
; "
you
cannot
be
convicted
of
criminal
guilt
by
association
"
(n)
the
state
of
being
connected
together
as
in
memory
or
imagination
; "
his
association
of
his
father
with
being
beaten
was
too
strong
to
break
"
(n)
a
social
or
business
relationship
; "
a
valuable
financial
affiliation
"; "
he
was
sorry
he
had
to
sever
his
ties
with
other
members
of
the
team
"; "
many
close
associations
with
England
"
(n)
the
process
of
bringing
ideas
or
events
together
in
memory
or
imagination
; "
conditioning
is
a
form
of
learning
by
association
"
(n)
a
relation
resulting
from
interaction
or
dependence
; "
flints
were
found
in
association
with
the
prehistoric
remains
of
the
bear
"; "
the
host
is
not
always
injured
by
association
with
a
parasite
"
(n) (
chemistry
)
any
process
of
combination
(
especially
in
solution
)
that
depends
on
relatively
weak
chemical
bonding
(n) (
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
association Synonyms
affiliation
association
connection
connexion
tie
tie-up
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