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affiliation

/əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən/ noun

Latin root: affiliatiō Wiktionary

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

Origin

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”)).

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