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Association

əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn

Association definitions
noun
association associations
  1. (often in names) a group of people organized for a joint purpose

    "the National Association of Probation Officers"

    • a stable plant community including a characteristic group of dominant plant species

      "a bog association containing ericaceous plants"

  2. a connection or cooperative link between people or organizations

    "he developed a close association with the university"

    • the process or state of becoming a subordinate member of an organization

      "an association agreement between Bulgaria and the EU"

    • the linking of molecules through hydrogen bonding or other interaction short of full bond formation
  3. a mental connection between things

    "the word bureaucracy has unpleasant associations"

    • the action of making a mental connection

      "there's nothing new in the association of fasting with spirituality"

    • the state of occurring with something else; co-occurrence

      "cases of cancer found in association with colitis"