reunion

noun

re·​union (ˌ)rē-ˈyün-yən How to pronounce reunion (audio)
1
: an act of reuniting : the state of being reunited
2
: a reuniting of persons after separation

Examples of reunion in a Sentence

an emotional reunion between mother and son He dreamed of a reunion with his son.
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The two hope their reunion now pays off with another title. Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2025 Nanchang helps adoptees submit blood samples to a database run by the Chinese police, which the police claim will help combat crime and facilitate reunions of missing children. Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025 The monument, which was on the grounds of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, featured a bronze Confederate soldier atop a pedestal and was erected in 1911 as part of a reunion of former Confederate soldiers. Amir Mahmoud, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025 Just last month, the Happy Days crew — including Winkler, Howard, Anson Williams and Don Most — had their first public reunion in years during a panel discussion at Steel City Con in Pittsburgh. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for reunion

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of reunion was in 1576

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“Reunion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reunion. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

reunion

noun
re·​union (ˈ)rē-ˈyün-yən How to pronounce reunion (audio)
1
: the act of reuniting : the state of being reunited
2
: a reuniting of persons after separation
a class reunion

Geographical Definition

Réunion

geographical name

Ré·​union rē-ˈyü-nyən How to pronounce Réunion (audio)
ˌrā-ᵫ-ˈnyōⁿ
island of the western Mascarene Islands in the western Indian Ocean; an overseas department of France; capital Saint-Denis area 970 square miles (2522 square kilometers), population 834,000

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