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ASSOCIATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of consorting with or joining with others
Example:
you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("association" is a kind of...):
social activity (activity considered appropriate on social occasions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "association"):
fraternisation; fraternization (associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy)
affiliation (the act of becoming formally connected or joined)
Derivation:
associate (bring or come into association or action)
associate (keep company with; hang out with)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
Example:
conditioning is a form of learning by association
Synonyms:
association; connection; connexion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("association" is a kind of...):
memory; remembering (the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "association"):
colligation (the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis)
Derivation:
associate (make a logical or causal connection)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("association" is a kind of...):
group; grouping (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
Domain category:
bionomics; ecology; environmental science (the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "association"):
antibiosis (an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another)
Derivation:
associate (bring or come into association or action)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A formal organization of people or groups of people
Example:
he joined the Modern Language Association
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("association" is a kind of...):
organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)
Meronyms (members of "association"):
chapter (a local branch of some fraternity or association)
associate (a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "association"):
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)
National Association of Realtors (a United States association of real estate agents which follows a strict code of ethics)
AARP; Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons (an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens)
sisterhood; sistership (an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest)
institute (an association organized to promote art or science or education)
chamber of commerce (an association of businessmen to protect and promote business interests)
legion (association of ex-servicemen)
gang; mob; pack; ring (an association of criminals)
Fabian Society (an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism)
professional association (an association of practitioners of a given profession)
consortium; pool; syndicate (an association of companies for some definite purpose)
secret society (a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers)
conference; league (an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members)
Veterans of Foreign Wars; VFW (an organization of United States war veterans)
American Legion (the largest organization of United States war veterans)
family; fellowship (an association of people who share common beliefs or activities)
club; gild; guild; lodge; order; social club; society (a formal association of people with similar interests)
cooperative (an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it)
Southern Baptist Convention (an association of Southern Baptists)
American Baptist Convention; Northern Baptist Convention (an association of Northern Baptists)
Derivation:
associate (bring or come into association or action)
associate (keep company with; hang out with)
Sense 5
Meaning:
(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("association" is a kind of...):
chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "association"):
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)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A relation resulting from interaction or dependence
Example:
the host is not always injured by association with a parasite
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("association" is a kind of...):
relation (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
Derivation:
associate (bring or come into association or action)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A social or business relationship
Example:
many close associations with England
Synonyms:
affiliation; association; tie; tie-up
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("association" is a kind of...):
relationship (a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries)
Derivation:
associate (bring or come into association or action)
Sense 8
Meaning:
The state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
Example:
his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("association" is a kind of...):
unification; union (the state of being joined or united or linked)
Antonym:
disassociation (the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination)
Derivation:
associate (make a logical or causal connection)
Context examples:
This allele, which encodes chromobox protein homolog 3, is involved in epigenetic repression of chromatin, control of gene expression and association of heterochromatin with the inner nuclear membrane.
(CBX3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes chromobox protein homolog 1, is involved in epigenetic repression of chromatin, control of gene expression and association of heterochromatin with the inner nuclear membrane.
(CBX1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Elevated plasma CA125 may occur in association with other malignancies and non-malignant gynecologic disorders.
(CA-125 Antigen, NCI Thesaurus)
There is an association between cardiac rhabdomyoma and tuberous sclerosis.
(Cardiac Rhabdomyoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A scientific and educational association of surgeons with the main goal to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice.
(American College of Surgeons, NCI Thesaurus)
There is no association between alcohol consumption and esophageal adenocarcinomas.
(Alcohol-Related Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A small study from 2016 in people with mild to moderate dementia found an association between gum disease and higher rates of cognitive decline.
(New Link Found between Alzheimer's & Gum Disease Bacteria, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Finally, the team found that the ripple synchronization seen before correct memory recall often triggered electrical activity patterns like those seen in the association cortex during learning.
(Our brains may ripple before remembering, National Institutes of Health)
The study characterised the genetic underpinnings of the human plasma ‘proteome’, identifying nearly 2,000 genetic associations with almost 1,500 proteins.
(Scientists create ‘genetic atlas’ of proteins in human blood, University of Cambridge)
Recently however, few studies showed that the acquisition of elementary associations such as stimulus-reflex response is possible during sleep, both in humans and in animals.
(Learning While Sleeping?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
