Definition of AFFILIATION

affiliation

Plural: affiliations

Noun

  • a social or business relationship
    • "a valuable financial affiliation"
  • the act of becoming formally connected or joined
    • "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"
  • The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
  • The establishment of a child's paternity or maternity
  • A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.

Origin / 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”)).

Synonyms

association, tie, tie-up

Scrabble Score: 17

affiliation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
affiliation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
affiliation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

affiliation: valid Words With Friends Word