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Affiliation

Definition: Affiliation

Affiliation

Noun

1. A social or business relationship: "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England".

2. The act of becoming formally connected or joined: "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "affiliation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Etymology: Affiliation \Af*fil`i*a"tion\, noun. [French expression affiliation, Late Latin expression affiliatio.]. (references)


Specialty Definition: Affiliation

DomainDefinition

Labor

The method through which a union joins a larger labor organisation and becomes a component part of the greater labor organization. . Source: European Union. (references)

Social Sciences

State of belonging to a club, political party, country, class, etc. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Affiliation

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In law, the affiliation (from Latin ad-filiare, to adopt as a son) is the procedure by which the paternity of a bastard child is determined, and the obligation of contributing to its support enforced.

Affiliation procedures in England

In England a number of statutes on the subject have been passed, the chief being the Bastardy Act of 1845, and the Bastardy Laws Amendment Acts of 1872 and 1873.

The mother of a bastard may summon the putative father to petty sessions within twelve months of the birth (or at any later time if he is proved to have contributed to the child's support within twelve months after the birth), and the justices, after hearing evidence on both sides, may, if the mother's evidence be corroborated in some material particular, adjudge the man to be the putative father of the child, and order him to pay a sum not exceeding five shillings a week for its maintenance, together with a sum for expenses incidental to the birth, or the funeral expenses, if it has died before the date of order, and the costs of the proceedings.

An order ceases to be valid after the child reaches the age of thirteen, but the justices may in the order direct the payments to be continued until the child is sixteen years of age.

An appeal to quarter sessions is open to the defendant, and a further appeal on questions of law to the King's Bench by rule nisi or certiorari. Should the child afterwards become chargeable to the parish, the sum due by the father may be received by the parish officer.

When a bastard child, whose mother has not obtained an order, becomes chargeable to the parish, the guardians may proceed against the putative father for a contribution.

Any woman who is single, a widow, or a married woman living apart from her husband, may make an application for a summons, and it is immaterial where the child is begotten, provided it is born in England.

An application for a summons may be made before the birth of the child, but in this case the statement of the mother must be in the form of a sworn deposition. The defendant must be over fourteen years of age. No agreement on the part of the woman to take a sum down in discharge of the liability of the father is a bar to the making of an affiliation order. In the case of twins it is usual to make separate applications and obtain separate summonses.

The Summary Jurisdiction Act (1879) makes due provision for the enforcement of an order of affiliation. In the case of soldiers an affiliation order cannot be enforced in the usual way, but by the Army Act (1881), if an order has been made against a soldier of the regular forces, and a copy of such order be sent to the secretary of state, he may order a portion of the soldier's pay to be retained. There is no such special legislation with regard to sailors in the Royal Navy.

Affiliation procedures in other countries

In the British colonies, and in the states of the United States (with the exception of California, Idaho, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Utah), there is some procedure (usually termed filiation) akin to that described above, by means of which a mother can obtain a contribution to the support of her illegitimate child from the putative father.

The amount ordered to be paid may subsequently be increased or diminished (1905; 94 N.Y. Supplt. 372). On the continent of Europe, however, the legislation of the various countries differs rather widely. France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Russia, Servia and the canton of Geneva provide no means of inquiry into the paternity of an illegitimate child, and consequently all support of the child falls upon the mother; on the other hand, Germany, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the majority of the Swiss cantons provide for an inquiry into the paternity of illegitimate children, and the law casts a certain amount of responsibility upon the father.

Affiliation, in France, is a term applied to a species of adoption by which the person adopted succeeds equally with other heirs to the acquired, but not to the inherited, property of the deceased.

See also: Adoption, Bastard, Poor Laws

Authorities.---Saunders, Law and Practice of Orders of Affiliation; Lushington, Law of Affiliation and Bastardy; Little, Poor Law Statutes. (T. A. I.)

Original text from an old 1911 Encyclopedia

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Affiliation."

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Synonyms: Affiliation

Synonyms: association (n), tie (n), tie-up (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Affiliation

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Attribution

Filiation, affiliation; pedigree; (paternity).

Consanguinity

Noun: consanguinity, relationship, kindred, blood; parentage; (paternity); filiation, affiliation; lineage, agnation, connection, alliance; family connection, family tie; ties of blood; nepotism.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Affiliation

English words defined with "affiliation": Adfiliation, affiliatebadge, business cardethnicitymob, movenonpartisan, nonpartizan, nonunionreaffiliationsyndicate. (references)
Specialty definitions using "affiliation": bar diagramcalling officer, Cultural affiliationHouse of FreedomsMANAGER, STATION, Multi-Institutional SystemsOrganizational AffiliationRepresented by unions. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Affiliation" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

French (affiliate).

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Commercial Usage: Affiliation

DomainTitle

Books

  • American Women of Letters and the Nineteenth-Century Sciences: Styles of Affiliation (reference)

  • Filiation and Affiliation (reference)

  • Managerial and Technical Motivation: Assessing Needs for Achievement, Power and Affiliation (reference)

  • Psychology of Affiliation Experimental Studies of the Sources of Gregariousness (reference)

  • Teaching Science in a Climate of Controversy: A View from the American Scientific Affiliation (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Affiliation

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

U.S. is the world leader in Internet technology and services, and a few leading Japanese companies have entered the market via affiliation with U.S. companies. (references)

Only 30 percent of seniors have social security affiliation, and the rest use private medical services or go public hospitals open to the public, and beneficence health care services. (references)

Affiliation to a Pre-paga is voluntary and monthly charges (ranging from $30 to $100-120 per person) vary according to the medical coverage plan selected and number of family members. (references)

Civil Liberties

Papua New Guinea

International affiliation of church and civic groups is permitted freely. (references)

Thailand

National identity cards produced by the MOI include the religious affiliation of the holder. (references)

Iran

In addition some Iranian embassies abroad do not require applicants to state a religious affiliation. (references)

Discrimination

Swaziland

The law forbids employers to discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, or political affiliation. (references)

Tanzania

The Constitution prohibits discrimination based on nationality, tribe, origin, political affiliation, color, or religion. (references)

Mauritania

In practice the Government often favored individuals on the basis of ethnic and tribal affiliation, social status, and political ties. (references)

Economic History

Namibia

NUNW maintains a close affiliation with the ruling SWAPO party. (references)

Pakistan

A similar supermarket with foreign affiliation has been established in Karachi. (references)

Pakistan

Pakistan has over a dozen major advertising agencies, some with foreign affiliation. (references)

Human Rights

Guinea

Some of these individuals received disproportionately harsh sentences because of their political affiliation. (references)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Most local and international observers believe that Djedovic was arrested due to his political affiliation and not because of alleged war crimes. (references)

Equatorial Guinea

In April 2000, Eusebio was detained for several days in the district capital and physically mistreated because of his affiliation with the opposition. (references)

Minorities

Mauritius

There is a strong correlation between religious affiliation and ethnicity. (references)

Greece

Ethnic Greeks tend to link religious affiliation very closely to ethnicity. (references)

Germany

The 2000 report of the Federal OPC does not distinguish violent crimes by the religious affiliation of the victims. (references)

Political Economy

OMAN

Omani firms appear quite open to affiliation with U.S. firms. (references)

Guyana

Guyana is a racially diverse society, but political affiliation is largely (although not entirely) based on ethnic background. (references)

ITALY

By custom, although not by law, national collective bargaining agreements apply to all workers, regardless of union affiliation. (references)

Political Rights

Ethiopia

The NEB also called for the unconditional release of those detained for their affiliation with the SEPDC. (references)

Haiti

Increasingly, affiliation with the FL is considered necessary for employment by the Government, and political patronage is widespread. (references)

Grenada

In 2000 a Member of Parliament changed party affiliation to become the single elected opposition member, leaving the NNP with a majority of 14 seats. (references)

Trade

Pakistan

Through affiliation with major international financial institutions, investment banks, in particular, have been able to transfer financial expertise and technology to the local markets. (references)

Senegal

Senegal's rating was supported by its membership in the UEMOA and its affiliation with the regional central bank, BCEAO, and by common currencies convertibility to the euro, along with cautious domestic macroeconomic management. (references)

Worker Rights

Morocco

The UMT has no political party affiliation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Affiliation

"Affiliation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Affiliation" is used about 258 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%25818,412

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Affiliation

Expressions using "affiliation": action for affiliation affiliation fee affiliation order affiliation proceedings affiliation suit affiliation to Organizational Affiliation political affiliation. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "affiliation": re-affiliation.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Affiliation

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

affiliation

58

affiliation political test

4

corporate affiliation

40

affiliation american whitewater

3

affiliation commerce e

14

affiliation religious

3

affiliation online

12

affiliation company

3

affiliation ecommerce

12

affiliation council hall prince supreme united

3

directory of corporate affiliation

6

affiliation shands

3

affiliation political quiz

6

affiliation brought by in

2

affiliation program

5

affiliation party political

2

affiliation american scientific

5

affiliation gang

2

affiliation party

5

affiliation elsdon in workplace

2

affiliation title

4

affiliation need

2

affiliation political

4
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Modern Translation: Affiliation

Language Translations for "affiliation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

verwantskapsbetrekking (affinity, blood-relationship, relationship), verwantskap (affinity, blood-relationship, relationship), naverwantskap (affinity, blood-relationship, relationship). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

njohje atësie, bashkim (alignment, alliance, amalgamation, coalescence, community, compound, confederation, conflux, conjunction, consolidation, coupling, fusion, hookup, integration, interconnection, interflow, interfusion, joinder, joining, joint, junction, league, ligature, linkage, merger, reconcilability, reunion, seam, soldering, splice, unification, union, welding). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

съединяване (composition, incorporation, interflow, joinder, junction, juncture, link up, linkage, make), установяване на бащинство, сдружаване (association), присъединяване (accession to), приписване на бащинство. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

. (various references)

   

Czech

  

afilace (filiation), přidružení, přièlenìní. (various references)

   

Danish

  

afstamningsundersøgelse (descent examination), tilslutning (assembly, attachment, connection, connections, connector, fitting, joint, junction, tag, terminal, termination), tilhørsforhold (membership), paternitet, medlemskab (membership), filial (affiliate, branch). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

afstamming (lineage), affiliatie, aansluiting (connection, joining, junction), verwantschap (affinity, blood-relationship, relationship), vaderschapsonderzoek (descent examination), onderzoek naar het vaderschap (descent examination), onderzoek naar de paterniteit (descent examination), lidmaatschap (membership), filiaal (affiliate, branch), familiebetrekking (affinity, blood-relationship, relationship), depot (affiliate, branch, depository). (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

deild (affiliate, branch, compartment, department, pigeonhole, section, speciality), úthandil (affiliate, branch). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

liittyminen (merge, merging), jäsenyys (membership). (various references)

   

French

  

appartenance, affiliation (affiliate), succursale (affiliate), recherche de filiation, filiation, filiale (affiliate). (various references)

   

Frisian

  

sibskip (affinity, blood-relationship, relationship). (various references)

   

German

  

Zugehörigkeit (inclusion, membership, sense of belonging). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

καθορισμός πατρότητος (descent examination), σύνδεσμος (conjunction, ligament), γνησιότητα τέκνου, προσχώρηση (access, accession), υπαγωγή (membership, screening, sieving, sifting), εξέτασις πατρότητος (descent examination), θυγατρική σχέση, δεσμόσ (band, bond, brace, coupling, knot, ligament, ligature, link, nexus, tie, vinculum). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

שיכות (belonging, nexus, ownership, pertinence, relation), "שתיכות (attachment, belonging, membership), "צטרפות (accession, attachment, joining), "סת פות, ס וף. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

felvétel (admission, college entrance, enrollment, enrolment, entrance, footing, getting into, intake, pick up, pull up, reception, recording, snapshot, transcription, uplift to, uptake), csatlakozás (adherence, connection, join, joining, junction, rallying, splice, terminal), beolvasztás (assimilation, incorporation), belépés (access, admission, coming-in, entrée, entrance, entry, footing, incoming, ingoing). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

afiliasi, perhubungan (coherence), keanggotaan (membership), gabungan (alliance, combination, consolidation, federation, merger). (various references)

   

Italian

  

parentela (affinity, blood-relationship, kin, kindred, kinfolk, kinship, relatedness, relationship), parentado (affinity, blood-relationship, clan, relations, relationship, relatives). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

盟  (participation), (participation), (adherence, admission, becoming a member, entry, joining, signing, subscription), 合併 (amalgamation, annexation, coalition, combination, consolidation, fusion, incorporation, merger, union). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

がっぺい (amalgamation, annexation, coalition, combination, consolidation, fusion, incorporation, merger, union), かにゅう (adherence, admission, becoming a member, entry, joining, signing, subscription), かめい (alias, command, family honour, family name, house name, nom de plume, order, participation, pen name, pseudonym, undermentioned, undersigned), "うへい (amalgamation, annexation, coalition, combination, consolidation, fusion, incorporation, merger, union). (various references)

   

Manx

  

ught-lhiannoo (foster-child). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

affiliationay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

associação (association, combination, conference, federation, fellowship, fusion, link-up, partnership, society, union), afiliação, adoção (adoption, carrying, introduction), sucursal (affiliate, branch office, chain store, filiation), relações (dealings, intercourse, relations), prova de filiação (affiliation evidence, descent examination), perfilhação, parentesco (affinity, alliance, birth, blood, brood, connection, connexion, kin, kindred, kinfolk, kinship, parentage, relationship, tie), ligações (connections, fittings), inscrição (adjustment fire, cartulary, enrollment, enrolment, entry, inscription, lettering, matriculation, record, registry, scripture, superscription), filial (affiliate, branch, branch office, daughterly, filial, subsidiary), filiação (filiation). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

atribuire (allotment, assigning, assignment, assumption, attribution), afiliere, afiliaţie, stabilire a paternitãţii, filiaţie (descendants, filiation), înfiere (adoption). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

присоединение (affixation, annexation, joining). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

udruženje (association, combine, guild, organization, society), pripadanje (appurtenance), prijem u članstvo. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

afiliación (joining, membership). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

anslutning (accession, adhesion, alignment, commemorating, connection, espousal, extension, patronage, proximity, support, turnout). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yakın ilişki, katma (added, adding, addition, additional, admixture, annexation, incorporation, infusion, supplemental, supplementary), evlat edinme, ekleme (adding, addition, annexation, apposition, extension, supplementation), birleştirme (aggregation, assembling, combination, combining, fusion, incorporation, integration, joining, unification), bağlanma (combination, down, fastening, involvement), bağlama (attribution, connecting, coupling, fastening, fixture, folk instrument with three double strings, immobilization, lacing, lashing), üyelik (franchise, membership), üyeliğe kabul. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

установлення зв'язку, установлення батьківства, усиновлення (adoption, legitimation), при"днання (accedence, accession, adjunction), приймання в члени. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự nhập v o, sự nhập hội, sự nhập đo n sự sáp nhập. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Affiliation

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

ad-, affiliare. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Affiliation

Derivations

Words beginning with "affiliation": affiliations. (additional references)

Words ending with "affiliation": disaffiliation. (additional references)

Words containing "affiliation": disaffiliations. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Affiliation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: affilation, affiliational, affiliaton, affilication, affilitaion, affilitation, affilliation, affitiation, affliation, afiliation, afilliation. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Affiliation"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "affiliation" (pronounced ufi'lēā"shun)
7-i' l ē ā" sh u nconciliation, humiliation, reconciliation.
6-l ē ā" sh u nexfoliation, foliation, nucleation, retaliation.
5-ē ā" sh u nabbreviation, alleviation, appreciation, appropriation, association, aviation, creation, delineation, denunciation, depreciation, deviation, differentiation, dissociation, expatriation, expropriation, glaciation, initiation, irradiation, mediation, misappropriation, miscreation, negotiation, procreation, pronunciation, radiation, recreation, remediation, renegotiation, renunciation, repatriation, repudiation, substantiation, variation.
4-ā" sh u nfacilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, abdication, aberration, abomination, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, approbation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, dictation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remuneration, renationalization, renomination, renovation, reorganization, reparation, replication, representation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization.
3-sh u nfaction, fashion, fiction, fission, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, abduction, abolition, abortion, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Affiliation

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-f-f-i-i-i-l-n-o-t"

-2 letters: filiation.

-4 letters: affiant, affinal, alation, fantail, initial, tailfan, tinfoil.

-5 letters: afloat, atonal, finial, fontal, latino, taffia, talion, tiffin.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-f-f-i-i-i-l-n-o-t"
 

+1 letter: affiliations.

 

+2 letters: falsification.

 

+3 letters: disaffiliation, falsifications.

 

+4 letters: disaffiliations.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Usage Frequency
7. Expressions
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Translations: Ancient
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes
13. Anagrams
14. Bibliography


  

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