reunion

reunion

See also: Reunion, réunion, reunión, Réunion, rêunion, reünion, and re-union

English

Alternative forms

• re-union
• reünion

Etymology

From Middle French réunion; re- +‎ union.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈjuːnjən/, /ɹɪˈjuːnjən/

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Noun

reunion (countable and uncountable, plural reunions)

1. The process or act of reuniting.

   The reunion took forever, but it was worth it.

   It was a tearful and heartfelt reunion as the trapped miners finally saw their dear loved ones again.

2. A planned event at which members of a dispersed group meet together.

   Are you going to the high-school reunion this year?

Synonyms

• reunition
• reunite

Derived terms

• class reunion
• family reunion

Related terms

• reunite
• union

Translations

reunification — see reunification

the process or act

Arabic: لَم شَمْل‎ (lam šaml) Armenian: վերամիավորում (hy) (veramiavorum) Bulgarian: среща (bg) f (srešta), събиране (bg) n (sǎbirane) Chinese: Mandarin: 再次會面／再次会面 (zàicì huìmiàn), 再次見面／再次见面 (zàicì jiànmiàn),, 團圓／团圆 (zh) (tuányuán), 重新統一／重新统一 (zh) (chóngxīn tǒngyī) (reunification), 團聚／团聚 (zh) (tuánjù) Danish: genforening c Dutch: reünie (nl) Finnish: uudelleen yhdistyminen; jälleennäkeminen French: réunion (fr) f, réunification (fr) f, rassemblement (fr) m Galician: reunión f Georgian: გაერთიანება (gaertianeba) German: Wiedervereinigung (de) f (reunification), Treffen (de) n, Zusammenkunft (de) f Italian: please add this translation if you can Japanese: 再会 (ja) (さいかい, saikai) Korean: please add this translation if you can Macedonian: соби́рање n (sobíranje), сре́дба f (srédba) Portuguese: reunificação f Russian: воссоедине́ние (ru) n (vossojedinénije) (reunification), встре́ча (ru) f (vstréča) (по́сле разлу́ки) Spanish: reunión (es) f Swedish: återförening c Thai: please add this translation if you can Turkish: please add this translation if you can

planned event

Arabic: لَم شَمْل‎ (lam šaml) Chickasaw: ittafama Chinese: Mandarin: 一個有計劃的會面／一个有计划的会面 (yīgè yǒu jìhuà de huìmiàn), 大會／大会 (zh) (dàhuì), 年夜饭 (zh) Min Nan: ui5-loo5 围炉 Danish: genforening c Finnish: jälleennäkeminen French: réunion (fr) f, rassemblement (fr) m German: Treffen (de) f Japanese: 大会 (ja) (たいかい, taikai) Macedonian: со́бир m (sóbir) Manx: aachruinnaght f Maori: hui whakahono, hui whakawhanaunga Polish: zjazd (pl) m, zlot (pl) m Portuguese: reunião (pt) f Russian: съезд (ru) m (sʺjezd), слёт (ru) m (sljot), встре́ча (ru) f (vstréča) Spanish: reunión (es) f Swedish: återförening c

See also

• homecoming

Anagrams

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Noun

reunion f (plural reunions)

1. meeting, assembly, conference
2. reunion, gathering, get-together