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Sisterhood vs Association - What's the difference?

sisterhood | association | Related terms |

Sisterhood is a related term of association.


As nouns the difference between sisterhood and association

is that sisterhood is the state, or kinship of being sisters while association is the act of associating.

sisterhood

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the state, or kinship of being sisters
  • the quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship
  • a religious society of women

    • Hypernyms

    *siblinghood

    See also

    * brotherhood * sorority

    Anagrams

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    association

    English

    (wikipedia association)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of associating.
  • The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
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  • (statistics) Any relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).
  • A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.

    • Derived terms

    * guilt by association

    Related terms

    * associate (pos v) * associational (pos a)