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as·so·ci·a·tion
(ə-sō′sē-ā′shən, -shē-)n.
1. The act of associating or being connected with: My parents disapproved of my association with my friends from across town.
2. An organized body of people who have an interest, activity, or purpose in common; a society.
3.
a. A mental connection or relation between thoughts, feelings, ideas, or sensations: My therapist helped me examine my association of food with comfort.
b. The act of expressing a link or connection between two things: "The media's association of visa overstayers with illegality is so strong and common as to shape public attitudes towards them" (Junya Morooka).
4. A correlation or causal connection: There is a definite association of exercise with improved health.
5. Chemistry Any of various processes of combination, such as hydration, solvation, or complex-ion formation, depending on relatively weak chemical bonding.
6. Ecology A large number of organisms in a specific geographic area constituting a community with one or two dominant species.
as·so′ci·a′tion·al adj.
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association
(əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən; -ʃɪ-)n
1. a group of people having a common purpose or interest; a society or club
2. the act of associating or the state of being associated
3. friendship or companionship: their association will not last.
4. a mental connection of ideas, feelings, or sensations: association of revolution with bloodshed.
5. (Psychology) psychol the mental process of linking ideas so that the recurrence of one idea automatically recalls the other. See also free association
6. (Chemistry) chem the formation of groups of molecules and ions, esp in liquids, held together by weak chemical bonds
7. (Environmental Science) ecology a group of similar plants that grow in a uniform environment and contain one or more dominant species
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as•so•ci•a•tion
(əˌsoʊ siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi-)n.
1. an organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure.
2. the act of associating or the state of being associated.
3. connection; relationship.
4. the connection or relation of ideas, feelings, etc.; correlation of elements of perception, reasoning, or the like.
5. an idea, image, feeling, etc., suggested by or connected with something other than itself; an overtone or connotation.
6. a group of plants of one or more species living together under uniform environmental conditions and having a uniform and distinctive aspect.
7. a weak form of chemical bonding, as hydration.
[1525–35]
as•so`ci•a′tion•al, adj.
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Association
a group of persons to promote some idea, sport, or object. See also alliance, fellowship, league.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
association
The technique of association involves reading out a list of words and encouraging subjects to respond with the first word coming to mind.
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| Noun | 1. |  association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"organization, organisation - a group of people who work together American Baptist Convention, Northern Baptist Convention - an association of Northern Baptists Southern Baptist Convention - an association of Southern Baptists cooperative - an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it gild, guild, social club, society, club, lodge, order - a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" fellowship, family - an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship" chapter - a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter" American Legion - the largest organization of United States war veterans Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW - an organization of United States war veterans league, conference - an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members secret society - a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers professional association - an association of practitioners of a given profession Fabian Society - an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism gang, mob, pack, ring - an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" legion - association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion" chamber of commerce - an association of businessmen to protect and promote business interests institute - an association organized to promote art or science or education sisterhood, sistership - an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest AARP, Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons - an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens National Association of Realtors - a United States association of real estate agents which follows a strict code of ethics ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations - an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" |
| 2. | association - the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association" social activity - activity considered appropriate on social occasions fraternisation, fraternization - associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy affiliation - the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university" | |
| 3. | association - the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break" unification, union - the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union" disassociation - the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination; "I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife" | |
| 4. | association - the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" remembering, memory - the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father" colligation - the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis | |
| 5. |  association - a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"relationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries | |
| 6. | association - 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" relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | |
| 7. |  association - (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bondingchemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved hydration - the process of combining with water; usually reversible solvation - a chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound | |
| 8. |  association - (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant speciesbionomics, environmental science, ecology - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment antibiosis - an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another |
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association
noun
1. group, company, club, order, union, class, society, league, band, set, troop, pack, camp, collection, gathering, organization, circle, corporation, alliance, coalition, partnership, federation, bunch, formation, faction, cluster, syndicate, congregation, batch, confederation, cooperative, fraternity, affiliation, posse (slang), clique, confederacy, assemblage the British Olympic Association
2. friendship, relationship, link, tie, relations, bond, connection, partnership, attachment, intimacy, liaison, fellowship, affinity, familiarity, affiliation, companionship, comradeship, fraternization The association between the two companies stretches back 30 years.
3. connection, union, joining, linking, tie, mixing, relation, bond, pairing, combination, mixture, blend, identification, correlation, linkage, yoking, juxtaposition, lumping together, concomitance the association of the colour black with death
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association
noun1. The state of being associated:
2. A group of people united in a relationship and having some interest, activity, or purpose in common:
3. A group of athletic teams that play each other:
4. Something, such as a feeling, thought, or idea, associated in one's mind or imagination with a specific person or thing:
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Translations
تَرابُط مَعان، تَداعي أفْكارجَمْعِيَّةمُرافَقَه، مُصادَقَةناد، إتِّحاد
sdruženísvazasociacepřátelení
foreningpartnerskabsammenslutningtankeforbindelsevenskab
yhdistys
udruženje
egyesülettársítástársulás
félag, samtökfélagsskapurhugrenningatengsl
協会
협회
spájanie predstáv
društvozveza
association
กลุ่ม สมาคม
hiệp hội
association
[əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən]A. N
1. (= act, partnership) → asociación f
in association with → conjuntamente con
to form an association with → asociarse con
in association with → conjuntamente con
to form an association with → asociarse con
2. (= organization) → sociedad f, asociación f
4. associations (= memories) → recuerdos mpl
the name has unpleasant associations → el nombre trae recuerdos desagradables
the town has historic associations → la ciudad posee connotaciones históricas
the name has unpleasant associations → el nombre trae recuerdos desagradables
the town has historic associations → la ciudad posee connotaciones históricas
B. CPD association football N (Brit) → fútbol m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
association
[əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃən] n (= society) → association f
(= connotation) → association f
to have associations for sb (= connotations) → évoquer qch pour qn
to have associations with sth
Black has associations with death → On associe le noir avec la mort.
to have associations for sb (= connotations) → évoquer qch pour qn
to have associations with sth
Black has associations with death → On associe le noir avec la mort.
(= collaboration) → association f, collaboration f
in association with → en collaboration avec
his long association with Lee → sa longue association avec Leeassociation football n (British) → football m
in association with → en collaboration avec
his long association with Lee → sa longue association avec Leeassociation football n (British) → football m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
association
n
no pl (= associating: with people) → Verkehr m, → Umgang m; (= cooperation) → Zusammenarbeit f; he has benefited from his association with us → er hat von seiner Beziehung zu uns profitiert; he has had a long association with the party → er hat seit langem Verbindung mit der Partei
(= organization) → Verband m
(= connection in the mind) → Assoziation f (→ with an +acc) (also Psych); association of ideas → Gedankenassoziation f; to have unpleasant associations for somebody → unangenehme Assoziationen bei jdm hervorrufen; to be found in association with something → zusammen mit etw vorkommen; published in association with … → in Zusammenarbeit mit … veröffentlicht; to be guilty/tainted by association → indirekt schuldig/betroffen sein; free association (Psych) → freie Assoziation
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
association
[əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃ/ən] n (most senses) → associazione fhis association with her family → i suoi legami con la famiglia di lei
in association with → in collaborazione con
full of historic associations → ricco/a di reminiscenze storiche
the name has unpleasant associations → il nome è associato a qualcosa di spiacevole
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
associate
(əˈsəusieit) verb1. to connect in the mind. He always associated the smell of tobacco with his father.
2. (usually with with) to join (with someone) in friendship or work. They don't usually associate (with each other) after office hours.
(-et) adjective1. having a lower position or rank. an associate professor.
2. joined or connected. associate organizations.
noun a colleague or partner; a companion.
association noun1. a club, society etc.
2. a friendship or partnership.
3. a connection in the mind. The house had associations with her dead husband.
in association with together with. We are acting in association with the London branch of our firm.
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association
→ جَمْعِيَّة sdružení forening Verband συνεργασία asociación yhdistys association udruženje associazione 協会 협회 vereniging forening stowarzyszenie associação общество association กลุ่ม สมาคม birlik hiệp hội 协会Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
as·so·ci·a·tion
n. asociación, sociedad, unión.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
association
n (psych, etc.) asociación f; free — asociación libreEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.