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association vs relation

relation vs association

association and relation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
association Yes No No No
relation Yes No No No
As nouns, relation is a hypernym of association; that is, relation is a word with a broader meaning than association:
  • association: a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
  • relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
association (noun) relation (noun)
the act of consorting with or joining with others an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
a formal organization of people or groups of people sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
(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 (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding an act of narration
a relation resulting from interaction or dependence a person related by blood or marriage
a social or business relationship
the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
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