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Noun: free association  free-u,sow-see'ey-shun
  1. A thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence
    "During the therapy session, the patient engaged in free association to explore subconscious thoughts"

Type of: cerebration, intellection, mentation [technical], thinking, thought, thought process

Encyclopedia: Free association