associational

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin associātiōbor. English association Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English associational From association + -al.

1. Of, pertaining to or deriving from association.

   “How could I create such complex and wide schemes of associational thought and feeling, such filigreed webs of dreams and politics, without being mistaken for a “smuggler of reaction,” “an ideological confusionist,” or “an individualistic and dangerous element”?”

   “Instead of making a point, Roth shows us a detail, but a detail packed with layers of associational meaning.”