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.
Recent Examples on the Web The hire marks a reunion for Wiseman and Holland, who both worked together for seven years at the streaming giant. Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024 Back on the main stage, Lana Del Rey, Tyler the Creator and Doja Cat are set to headline the festival while No Doubt will deliver their first reunion performance since 2015. Thania Garcia, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024 The festival also features a No Doubt reunion, as well as performances from Ice Spice, Blur, J Balvin, Peso Pluma, Ken Carson, Jhené Aiko, Justice, and many others. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2024 He was elected president of his high school senior class; his yearbook described an imaginary 20-year reunion in which Bragg was president of the United States. Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024 Both will team him with his longtime guitarist, Dominic Miller, and former Mumford & Sons tour drummer Chris Maas on what appears to be Sting’s first concert trek in a trio format since The Police’s reunion tour concluded in 2008. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024 Last month, Brown teased a possible Spice Girls reunion during an appearance on Tamron Hall. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2024 The trio is set to perform in public for just the second time at the upcoming Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which will also feature a reunion by Sublime’s old pals in No Doubt — perhaps the other defining act of mid-’90s SoCal alternative rock. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024 Jennifer Hudson and Beyoncé are having a dreamy reunion. Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024

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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 18 Apr. 2024.

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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