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Words with a similar base: association

'association'

[association.n.01] as in: a formal organization of people or groups of people

Examples:
he joined the Modern Language Association

'association'

[association.n.02] as in: the act of consorting with or joining with others

Examples:
you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association

'association'

[association.n.03] as in: the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination

Examples:
his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break

'association'

[association.n.04] as in: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

Examples:
conditioning is a form of learning by association

'association'

[affiliation.n.01] as in: a social or business relationship

Examples:
a valuable financial affiliation
he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team
many close associations with England

'association'

[association.n.06] as in: a relation resulting from interaction or dependence

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

'association'

[association.n.07] as in: (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding

'association'

[association.n.08] as in: (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

Origins

					association (English)
└── associationem (Latin)