reunion

noun

re·union (ˌ)rē-ˈyün-yən

Synonyms of reunion next

: an act of reuniting : the state of being reunited

: a reuniting of persons after separation

Example Sentences

an emotional reunion between mother and son He dreamed of a reunion with his son.

Recent Examples on the Web In a statement made from rockimparkofficial’s social media outlets, the festival organizers express that the decision was made as a result of ongoing criticism after booking the Pantera reunion as one of this year’s main headliners. —

Quentin Singer, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023 Tickets for the reunion shows go on sale Friday (Jan. 27). —

Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 24 Jan. 2023 But the reunion is touching, in no small part thanks to the furrowed, believable conviction Dickinson brings to the potentially stock character of a bad boy made good. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2023 Watch the video to see a truly touching mother-son reunion. —

Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023 The reunion episodes proved not everyone thinks as highly of Usman as Kim does. —

Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2023 His passing last week, feels like the end of an era for music — any hopes for even a one-off CSN or CSNY reunion show are now gone forever — but also for a degree of nonconformity. —

David Browne, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023 Houston is one of 26 cities in North, Central and South America that the iconic band will be making a stop at for its final reunion world tour, dubbed Soy Rebelde. —

Ariana Garcia, Chron, 22 Jan. 2023 From time to time Ms. Finke and Mr. Penske talked about a professional reunion. —

Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of reunion was in 1576

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Kids Definition

reunion

noun

re·union (ˈ)rē-ˈyün-yən

: the act of reuniting : the state of being reunited

: 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