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association

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Main Entry:
as·so·ci·a·tion Listen to the pronunciation of association
Pronunciation:
\ə-ˌsō-sē-ˈā-shən, -shē-\
Function:
noun
Date:
1535
1 a: the act of associating b: the state of being associated : combination, relationship2: an organization of persons having a common interest : society3: something linked in memory or imagination with a thing or person4: the process of forming mental connections or bonds between sensations, ideas, or memories5: the aggregation of chemical species to form (as with hydrogen bonds) loosely bound complexes6: a major unit in ecological community organization characterized by essential uniformity and usually by two or more dominant species
— as·so·ci·a·tion·al Listen to the pronunciation of associational \-sh(ə-)nəl\ adjective
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