Meaning of association in English
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Pronunciation
/əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃ(ə)n/US accent
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to browse different examples of pronunciation.Noun
associationEtymology
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘uniting in a common purpose’): from medieval Latin associatio(n-), from Latin associare‘to unite, ally’ (see associate)Definitions
1. a formal organization of people or groups of peopleExamples
- « he joined the Modern Language Association »
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- 2. the act of consorting with or joining with others
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- « you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association »
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- 3. the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
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- « his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break »
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- 4. a social or business relationship
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- « a valuable financial affiliation »
- « he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team »
- « many close associations with England »
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- 5. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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- « conditioning is a form of learning by association »
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- 6. a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
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- « flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear »
- « the host is not always injured by association with a parasite »
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- 7. (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
- 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
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- « An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry. » Thomas Jefferson
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