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association n. a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
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association n. the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
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association n. the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"
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association n. [
connection, connexion] the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"
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association n. [
affiliation, tie, tie-up] 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"
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