reunion

noun

re·​union (ˌ)rē-ˈyün-yən 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite their mutual animosity, Colton Underwood took a page out of Lisa Rinna’s (literal) book at the Traitors reunion and talked about it. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026

The Traitors season 4 finale and reunion is streaming now on Peacock. —Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026

In the post-finale reunion show Thursday, Kelce was center stage, sitting on a sofa next to winner Rob Rausch. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026

In fact, inviting children to weddings at all is more of a Southern practice than in other regions, as a big Southern wedding is treated almost like a reunion of sorts, little kids and great-aunts and all. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing reunion

• class reunion
• family reunion
• high school reunion

Rhymes for reunion

• communion
• disunion
• nonunion
• antiunion
• union

Kids Definition

reunion

noun

re·​union (ˈ)rē-ˈyün-yən 

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 

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