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association

[ uh-soh-see-ey-shuhn, -shee- ]

noun

  1. an organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure.

    Synonyms: band, company, society, union, alliance

  2. the act of associating or state of being associated.
  3. friendship; companionship:

    Their close association did not last long.

    Synonyms: fellowship

  4. connection or combination.
  5. the connection or relation of ideas, feelings, sensations, etc.; correlation of elements of perception, reasoning, or the like.
  6. an idea, image, feeling, etc., suggested by or connected with something other than itself; an accompanying thought, emotion, or the like; an overtone or connotation:

    My associations with that painting are of springlike days.

  7. Ecology. a group of plants of one or more species living together under uniform environmental conditions and having a uniform and distinctive aspect.
  8. Chemistry. a weak form of chemical bonding involving aggregation of molecules of the same compound.
  9. Astronomy. stellar association.


association

/ əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən; -ʃɪ- /

noun

  1. a group of people having a common purpose or interest; a society or club
  2. the act of associating or the state of being associated
  3. friendship or companionship

    their association will not last

  4. a mental connection of ideas, feelings, or sensations

    association of revolution with bloodshed

  5. psychol the mental process of linking ideas so that the recurrence of one idea automatically recalls the other See also free association
  6. chem the formation of groups of molecules and ions, esp in liquids, held together by weak chemical bonds
  7. ecology a group of similar plants that grow in a uniform environment and contain one or more dominant species
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

association

/ ə-sō′sē-āshən,-shē- /

  1. A large number of organisms in a specific geographic area constituting a community with one or two dominant species.
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  • inter·as·soci·ation noun
  • nonas·soci·ation noun
  • nonas·soci·ation·al adjective
  • proas·soci·ation adjective
  • pseudo·as·soci·ation·al adjective
  • reas·soci·ation noun
  • subas·soci·ation noun
  • subas·soci·ation·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of association1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French, from Medieval Latin associātiōn-, stem of associātiō “accompaniment, unification”; equivalent to associate + -ion
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Example Sentences

Even if the council doesn’t abandon the pay hike altogether, the hotel association said it hoped to be able to persuade them to amend its terms in order to lessen the financial impact on hotels.

“We have been proud of our association with him. He will be missed,” a spokesperson said.

From BBC

On Nov. 5, the building managers provided written responses to each of the association’s demands.

She said high demand and a very low turnover of housing association stock meant they could not "move people into the homes they need and deserve".

From BBC

Second, involuntary treatment proponents make an association between mental health/addiction and public safety, suggesting that people with mental health problems or drug users are violent.

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