affiliation
nounEtymology
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”)).
- derived from affiliatiō
- borrowed from affiliation
Definitions
The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
The establishment of a child's paternity or maternity.
- […] he did not […] forget to write to Mark a stinging letter in which he stated that if he refused to accept his responsibilities he would see that an action for affiliation was brought against him.
- If the defendant is adjudged to be the father, an affiliation order can be made under which he will be obliged to pay any expenses incidental to the birth and to pay a weekly sum for the maintenance and education of the child.
A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at affiliation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at affiliation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at affiliation
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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