association
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
associations
plural
associations
Britannica Dictionary definition of ASSOCIATION
1
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an organized group of people who have the same interest, job, etc.
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see also parent-teacher association, savings and loan association
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an athletic association [=league]
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a baseball players' association [=union]
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an association of local business leaders
2
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a connection or relationship between things or people
[count]
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They denied having any association with terrorists.
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They have a long association with the school and have donated millions of dollars to it.
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a study examining the association [=link] between obesity and heart disease
[noncount]
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The book was produced by the publisher in association with the museum that sponsored the exhibit. [=the publisher and the museum were both involved in making the book]
3
[count]
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a feeling, memory, or thought that is connected to a person, place, or thing
— usually plural
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Chicago has pleasant associations for me because of the happy times I spent there.
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His former school has only bad/negative associations for him. [=he has only unhappy memories of his former school]
