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association
[ uh-soh-see-ey-shuhn, -shee- ]
/ əˌsoʊ siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi- /
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British Dictionary definitions for association
association
/ (əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən, -ʃɪ-) /
noun
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Medical definitions for association
association
[ ə-sō′sē-ā′shən, -shē- ]
n.
A connection of persons, things, or ideas by some common factor; union.
A functional connection of two ideas, events, or psychological phenomena established through learning or experience.
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Scientific definitions for association
association
[ ə-sō′sē-ā′shən, -shē- ]
A large number of organisms in a specific geographic area constituting a community with one or two dominant species.
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