/əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃən/► audioScrabble 13Words With Friends 15
Definition
noun a formal organization of people or groups of people.
noun the act of consorting with or joining with others.
noun the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination.
noun the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination.
— synonyms: connection, connexion
noun a social or business relationship.
— synonyms: affiliation, tie, tie-up
noun a relation resulting from interaction or dependence.
noun (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding.
noun (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.