affiliation

English Online Dictionary. What means affiliation‎? What does affiliation mean?

English

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”)).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

affiliation (countable and uncountable, plural affiliations)

1. The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
2. (law) The establishment of a child's paternity or maternity
3. A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.fi.lja.sjɔ̃/

Noun

affiliation f (plural affiliations)

1. affiliation

Further reading

• “affiliation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.