as·so·ci·a·tion /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
1. a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
synset: association
2. the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
synset: association
3. the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"
synset: association
4. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"
synset: association, connection, connexion
5. 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"
synset: affiliation, association, tie, tie-up
6. 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"
synset: association
7. (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
synset: association
8. (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
synset: association
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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