association (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 8 senses of the word *association*:
NOUN	group	association	a formal organization of people or groups of people
act	association	the act of consorting with or joining with others
state	association	the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
cognition	association, connection, connexion	the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination / imagination
state	association, affiliation, tie, tie-up	a social or business relationship
relation	association	a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
process	association	(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
group	association	(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
Sounds	ahsow.shiyey'shahn; ahsow.siyey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *association*: 8 senses > noun 1, group
Meaning	A formal organization of people or groups of people.
Example	"he joined the Modern Language Association"
Members	associate	A person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
Members	chapter	A local branch of some fraternity or association
Narrower	American Baptist Convention, Northern Baptist Convention	An association of Northern Baptists
	American Legion	The largest organization of United States war veterans
	Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons, AARP	An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens
	Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN	An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
	Fabian Society	An association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism / socialism
	National Association of Realtors	A United States association of real estate agents which follows a strict code of ethics
	Southern Baptist Convention	An association of Southern Baptists
	Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW	An organization of United States war veterans
	chamber of commerce	An association of businessmen to protect and promote business interests
	club, social club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order	A formal association of people with similar interests
	consortium, pool, syndicate	An association of companies for some definite purpose
	cooperative	An association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
	family, fellowship	An association of people who share common beliefs or activities
	gang, pack, ring, mob	An association of criminals
	institute	An association organized to promote art or science or education
	league, conference	An association of sports teams / teams that organizes matches for its members
	legion	association of ex-servicemen
	professional association	An association of practitioners of a given profession
	secret society	A society that conceals its activities from nonmembers
	sisterhood, sistership	An association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest
Broader	organization, organisation	A group of people who work together
Spanish	asociación, club
Catalan	associació
Verbs	associate	bring or come into association or action
Verbs	associate	keep company with

English > *association*: 8 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	The act of consorting with or joining with others.
Example	"you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
Narrower	affiliation	The act of becoming formally connected or joined
Narrower	fraternization, fraternisation	associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way
Broader	social activity	Activity considered appropriate on social occasions
Spanish	asociación
Catalan	associació
Verbs	associate	bring or come into association or action
Verbs	associate	keep company with

English > *association*: 8 senses > noun 3, state
Meaning	The state of being connected together as in memory or imagination.
Example	"his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"
Broader	union, unification	The state of being joined or united or linked
Opposite	disassociation	The state of being unconnected in memory or imagination
Spanish	asociación
Catalan	associació
Verbs	associate	make a logical or causal connection

English > *association*: 8 senses > noun 4, cognition
Meaning	The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination / imagination.
Example	"conditioning is a form of learning by association"
Synonyms	connection, connexion
Narrower	colligation	The connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis
Broader	memory, remembering	The cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
Spanish	asociación, conexión
Catalan	associació, connexió
Adjectives	associational	of or relating to associations / associations or associationism
Verbs	associate	make a logical or causal connection

English > *association*: 8 senses > noun 5, state
Meaning	A social or business relationship.
Example	"many close associations with England"
Synonyms	affiliation, tie, tie-up
Broader	relationship	A state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
Spanish	afiliación
Catalan	afiliació
Verbs	associate	bring or come into association or action

English > *association*: 8 senses > noun 6, relation
Meaning	A 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"
Broader	relation	An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
Verbs	associate	bring or come into association or action

English > *association*: 8 senses > noun 7, process
Meaning	(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding.
Category	chemistry, chemical science	The science of matter
Narrower	hydration	The process of combining with water
Narrower	solvation	A chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound
Broader	chemical process, chemical change, chemical action	(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
Spanish	asociación
Catalan	associació

English > *association*: 8 senses > 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.
Category	ecology, bionomics, environmental science	The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment / environment
Narrower	antibiosis	An association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another
Broader	group, grouping	Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
Verbs	associate	bring or come into association or action

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