association
(noun)
noun
1. a formal organization of people or groups of people
- he joined the Modern Language Association
Definition categories: group, organisation, organization
2. the act of consorting with or joining with others
- you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association
Definition categories: act
3. the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
- his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break
Definition categories: state, unification, union
4. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- conditioning is a form of learning by association
Similar word(s): connection, connexion
Definition categories: thought, memory, remembering
5. a social or business relationship
- many close associations with England
Similar word(s): affiliation, tie
Definition categories: state, relationship
6. 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
Definition categories: link, relation
7. (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
Definition categories: process
8. (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