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reunion

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re·un·ion

[ree-yoon-yuhn]
noun
1.
the act of uniting again.
2.
the state of being united again.
3.
a gathering of relatives, friends, or associates at regular intervals or after separation: a family reunion.

Origin:
1600–10; re- + union

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  • The reunion was, unsurprisingly, a bittersweet event.
  • The reunion of divided families was a small but important step.
  • It was as though all my best mountaineering buddies had gathered for a reunion.
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Ré·u·nion

[ree-yoon-yuhn; Fr. rey-y-nyawn]
noun
an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar: an overseas department of France. 692,204; 970 sq. mi. (2512 sq. km). Capital: St. Denis.
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reunion (riːˈjuːnjən)
 
n
1.  the act or process of coming together again
2.  the state or condition of having been brought together again
3.  a gathering of relatives, friends, or former associates

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reunion
1610, from re- "back, again" + union (q.v.). Cf. Fr. réunion (1549). The island of Reunion was so named by a convention in 1793, "without any particular reason."
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