Hyphenation of association

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word association? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below.

as-so-ci-a-tion

Definitions of association:

1.
A formal organization of people or groups of people
He joined the Modern Language Association
2.
The act of consorting with or joining with others
You cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association
3.
The state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
His association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break
4.
The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
Conditioning is a form of learning by association
5.
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
6.
A relation resulting from interaction or dependence
Flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear The host is not always injured by association with a parasite
7.
(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
8.
(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

Synonyms of association:

noun organization, organisation
nounsocial activity
noun union, unification
noun affiliation, tie, tie-up, relationship
noun connection, connexion, memory, remembering
noun relation
nounchemical process, chemical change, chemical action
noun group, grouping

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