ASSOCIATION

• (noun) the act of consorting with or joining with others

  "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"

• (noun) the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

  "conditioning is a form of learning by association"

  synonyms : connection , connexion

• (noun) (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

• (noun) a formal organization of people or groups of people

  "he joined the Modern Language Association"

• (noun) (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding

• (noun) 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"

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : affiliation , tie , tie-up

• (noun) the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination

  "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"

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