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Noun
- (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
- (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
- 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
- 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
- the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- conditioning is a form of learning by 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
- the act of consorting with or joining with others
- you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association
- a formal organization of people or groups of people
- he joined the Modern Language Association