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association
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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
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