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association > 8 senses
NOUN1associationA formal organization of people or groups of people
2associationThe act of consorting with or joining with others
3associationThe state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
4association, affiliation, tie, tie-upA social or business relationship
5association, connection, connexionThe process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
6associationA relation resulting from interaction or dependence
7association(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
8association(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 > pronunciation
Soundsahsow.shiyey'shahn; ahsow.siyey'shahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website...
association > noun 1, group
MeaningA formal organization of people or groups of people.
Examples"he joined the Modern Language Association"
Memberschapter; associate
NarrowerAmerican Baptist Convention, Northern Baptist Convention; Southern Baptist Convention; cooperative; club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order; family, fellowship; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW; league, conference; secret society; consortium, pool, syndicate; professional association; Fabian Society; gang, pack, ring, mob; legion; chamber of commerce; institute; Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons, AARP; Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN
Broaderorganization, organisation
Verbsassociate; associate
association > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of consorting with or joining with others.
Examples"you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
Narrowerfraternization, fraternisation; affiliation
Broadersocial activity
Verbsassociate; associate
association > noun 3, state
MeaningThe state of being connected together as in memory or imagination.
Examples"his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"
Broaderunion, unification
Contrarydisassociation
Verbsassociate
association > noun 4, state
MeaningA social or business relationship.
Examples"many close associations with England"
Synonymsaffiliation, tie, tie-up
Broaderrelationship
Verbsassociate
association > noun 5, cognition
MeaningThe process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination.
Examples"conditioning is a form of learning by association"
Synonymsconnection, connexion
Narrowercolligation
Broadermemory, remembering
Adjectivesassociative; associational
Verbsassociate
association > noun 6, relation
MeaningA relation resulting from interaction or dependence.
Examples"flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite"
Broaderrelation
Verbsassociate
association > noun 7, process
Meaning(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding.
Categorychemistry, chemical science
Narrowerhydration; solvation
Broaderchemical process, chemical change, chemical action
association > noun 8, group
Meaning(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.
Categoryecology, bionomics, environmental science
Narrowerantibiosis
Broadergroup, grouping
Verbsassociate

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