affiliation
//əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- affiliations
Definitions
1.The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
2.The establishment of a child's paternity or maternity.
3.A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4195
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Synonyms
Etymology
From French affiliation
From Latin affiliatiō, noun of action from verb affiliō
From af- (form of ad- (“to”) before an f) + filiō (from filius (“son”)).