Simple Definition of reunion

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reunion

noun

plural reunions
1
: an act of getting people together again after they have been apart : an act of reuniting
an emotional reunion between mother and son
He dreamed of a reunion with his son.
2
: an organized gathering of people who have not been together for a long time
We attended a family reunion. [=a usually large gathering for family members]
(US) a high school reunion [=a reunion of people who studied at a high school at the same time]
(US) Are you going to our 20th class reunion? [=a reunion of the people who graduated with us 20 years ago]

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