Association Meaning

There are 8 meaning(s) for word Association

Meaning 1 : a social or business relationship

    Example : many close associations with England

    Synonyms : affiliation,  tie,  tie-up
Meaning 2 : the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

    Example : conditioning is a form of learning by association

    Synonyms : connection,  connexion
Meaning 3 : a formal organization of people or groups of people

Meaning 4 : a relation resulting from interaction or dependence

    Example : flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear,the host is not always injured by association with a parasite

Meaning 5 : (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding

Meaning 6 : (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

Meaning 7 : the act of consorting with or joining with others

    Example : you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association

Meaning 8 : 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

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