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

Set the scene One of the very smartest hotel addresses in London, The Connaught Hotel’s energy crackles and fizzes from morning through night, with coming and goings, reunions, a hum of excitement and a permanent sense of occasion. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026

Alex Lebovici’s Hammerstone Studios is financing the project, in a reunion with Cregger and Lee post-Barbarian, with Lebovici also to serve as exec producer. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 June 2026

Her eldest child was filmed beaming after the cute reunion, with the proud mom capturing it on camera. —Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026

Patchett’s latest novel, after 2023’s Tom Lake, tells the story of their unusually tender reunion. —Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 2 June 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

• union
• antiunion
• communion
• disunion
• nonunion

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