as|so´ci|a|ble|ness

as|so´ci|a|ble|ness
as|so|ci|a|ble «uh SOH shee uh buhl, -shuh-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. that can be associated, joined, or connected.
2. belonging to a cooperative economic or trade association of several countries: »

Kingston was the venue for the meeting…between the ACP (Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific) associable states and the EEC (Sheila Patterson).

–n.
an associable country or state.
╂[< French associable < Old French associer, learned borrowing from Latin associāre associate]
–as|so´ci|a|ble|ness, noun.

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