Association

  • 31ASSOCIATION — s. f. Union de plusieurs personnes qui se joignent ensemble pour quelque intérêt commun, pour quelque entreprise, etc. Acte d association. Traité d association. Former une association. Se former en association. Leur association est rompue, est… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 32association — as|so|ci|a|tion [ ə,souʃi eıʃn, ə,səuʃi eıʃn ] noun *** 1. ) count a group of people who have joined together because they have similar interests or goals: a professional association of engineers the Parent Teacher Association 2. ) count a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 33association — [[t]əso͟ʊsie͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ associations 1) N COUNT: oft in names An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest. → See also housing association ...the British Olympic Association... Research associations… …

    English dictionary

  • 34association */*/*/ — UK [əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [əˌsoʊʃɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms association : singular association plural associations 1) [countable] a group of people who have joined together because they have similar interests or aims a professional association of …

    English dictionary

  • 35Association — (as used in expressions) American Association of Retired Persons American Bar Association European Free Trade Association National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 36association — as|so|ci|a|tion W1S3 [əˌsəusiˈeıʃən, əˌsəuʃi US əˌsou ] n 1.) an organization that consists of a group of people who have the same aims, do the same kind of work etc ▪ the Association of Master Builders →↑housing association 2.) [U and C] a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37association — noun (C) 1 an organization that consists of a group of people who have the same aims, do the same kind of work etc: the Association of Master Builders | an association to help families suffering from alcoholism. see also: housing association 2 a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38association — (a so si a sion ; en poésie, de six syllabes) s. f. 1°   Réunion de plusieurs personnes pour un but commun. Association religieuse, commerciale, littéraire. Les ouvriers forment des associations pour se secourir. Une association de malfaiteurs.… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 39association — Synonyms and related words: Anschluss, British Cabinet, Sanhedrin, US Cabinet, accompaniment, accord, accordance, addition, adjunct, advisory body, affairs, affiliation, affinity, agglomeration, aggregation, agreement, alignment, alliance,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 40Association OB — Une association OB est un groupe d étoiles non gravitationnellement liées, dont une partie est de type spectral O ou B. Ces associations naissent tout d abord dans des régions de l espace relativement petites. Le gaz et les poussières restant… …

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