unification

noun

uni·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌyü-nə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce unification (audio)
: the act, process, or result of unifying : the state of being unified

Examples of unification in a Sentence

the political unification of several Central European states into a German empire dominated by Prussia
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In September 2019, Poirier faced Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title unification bout. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 Beijing has vowed to achieve unification with the island, by force if necessary. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025 Dark matter has mass, and according to Einstein's theory of gravity, general relativity, objects with mass create a curvature in space-time (the four-dimensional unification of space and time) from which gravity arises. Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 June 2025 Considering Thoughts As DevSecOps comes into this new age of AI amplification, the MCP, ACP and A2A model of unification brings unprecedented flexibility, intelligence and responsiveness to infrastructure automation. Venkatadri Marella, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unification

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unification was in 1851

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“Unification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unification. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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