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associativerelating to or involving the connection or combination of ideas or things

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to or involving the connection or combination of ideas or things

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtɪv/

Korean meaning: 연상의, 연관의, 결합의

Korean pronunciation: 어**소**시에이티브

Example Sentences

  • The detective's associative reasoning helped him connect seemingly unrelated clues.
  • Her associative mind worked like a chaotic library where 'banana' somehow led to 'Napoleon'.
  • Associative arrays in programming store data in key-value pairs.

associative

ADJECTIVE

//əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtɪv//

relating to or involving the connection or combination of ideas or things

associative concept
💡 Concept

relating to or involving the connection or combination of ideas or things

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtɪv/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈsəʊʃɪətɪv/

🌳Etymology

Prefixas--
Rootsoci
Suffix--ative

Origin

라틴어 'associare'(함께 결합하다)에서 유래되었으며, 16세기부터 영어에서 사용되기 시작했습니다. 'ad-(~에게)' + 'socius(동료, 파트너)' + '-ive(~의 성질)'가 결합된 형태입니다.

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🎵Rhyme

creativeinnovativecollaborative
creative
innovative
collaborative

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📝Examples

The detective's associative reasoning helped him connect seemingly unrelated clues.

😄 Fun example

Her associative mind worked like a chaotic library where 'banana' somehow led to 'Napoleon'.

Associative arrays in programming store data in key-value pairs.

😄 Fun example

My associative memory is so strong that hearing 'pizza' instantly makes me think of my ex-girlfriend.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

connectivelinkingcorrelationalrelationalconnecting

Antonyms

dissociativedisconnectedisolated

Related

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