Affiliation

n.	1.	Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society.
	2.	(Law) The establishment or ascertaining of parentage; the assignment of a child, as a bastard, to its father; filiation.
	3.	Connection in the way of descent.

Noun	1.	affiliation - 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" Synonyms: tie-up, tie, association
	2.	affiliation - the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"

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