association

Pronunciation: /əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a formal organization of people or groups of people
  2. noun the act of consorting with or joining with others
  3. noun the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination

Etymology

From Latin associātiō, from associō (perhaps via French association). Morphologically associate + -ion. The Philippine sense is a calque of Spanish gremio.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
organization
Narrower (hyponyms)
chamber of commerce, league, fabian society, family, legion, association of southeast asian nations

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