Meaning of association
Definition of association
(noun)
a
formal
organization
of
people
or groups of people; "he
joined
the Modern Language Association"
the act of consorting with or
joining
with others; "you cannot be convicted of
criminal
guilt
by association"
the
state
of
being
connected
together
as in
memory
or imagination; "his association of his
father
with
being
beaten
was too
strong
to break"
the
process
of
bringing
ideas or events
together
in
memory
or imagination; "conditioning is a
form
of
learning
by association"
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"
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"
(chemistry) any
process
of
combination
(especially in solution) that depends on
relatively
weak
chemical
bonding
(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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