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1
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
- the public television station is producing the series in association with a foundation for the arts
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2
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
- all associations meeting on town property must be registered with and approved by the registrar's office
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- board,
- brotherhood,
- chamber,
- club,
- college,
- congress,
- consortium,
- council,
- fellowship,
- fraternity,
- guild
- (also gild),
- institute,
- institution,
- league,
- order,
- organization,
- society,
- sodality
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3
the fact or state of having something in common
- what's the association between cat hair and my allergic reaction to certain proteins?
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The first known use of association was in 1535
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