reunion

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a party of former associates who have come together again
    the act of coming together again

Word Origin

reunion (n.)
c. 1600, "act or fact of coming together again," from re- "back, again" + union; or from French réunion (1540s). Meaning "meeting of persons of previous connection" is from 1820. The island of Reunion, formerly known as Bourbon, was renamed during the French Revolution (1793) in commemoration of the 1792 union of revolutionaries from Marseille with the National Guard in Paris, renamed back to Bourbon after 1815, then back to the Revolutionary name after 1848.

Synonym

Example

1. A third thinks a family reunion would be great .
2. A 1970s reunion you really don 't want to attend
3. Everybody can relax and enjoy the joy of reunion .
4. Her graduating class is expected to celebrate their 10-year reunion this spring .
5. Some 50000 visitors turned up , braving cold autumn rain to hold a reunion .

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