单词 | reunions |
释义 | union1 of 2noun ˈyün-yən plural unions 1 a : an act or instance of uniting or joining two or more things into one: such as (1) : the formation of a single political unit from two or more separate and independent units (2) : a uniting in marriage also : sexual intercourse (3) : the growing together of severed parts b : a unified condition : combination, junction a gracious union of excellence and strength 2 : something that is made one : something formed by a combining or coalition of parts or members: such as a : a confederation of independent individuals (such as nations or persons) for some common purpose b(1) : a political unit constituting an organic whole formed usually from units which were previously governed separately (such as England and Scotland in 1707) and which have surrendered or delegated their principal powers to the government of the whole or to a newly created government (such as the U.S. in 1789) (2) the Union, in U.S. history : the group of states that remained part of the United States after 11 southern states seceded in 1860 and 1861 and formed the Confederacy (see confederacy sense 2b) : the federal union of states during the period of the American Civil War c Union : an organization on a college or university campus providing recreational, social, cultural, and sometimes dining facilities also : the building housing such an organization d : the set of all elements belonging to one or more of a given collection of two or more sets called also join, sum e : labor union 3 a : a device emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties borne on a national flag typically in the upper inner corner or constituting the whole design of the flag b : the upper inner corner of a flag 4 : any of various devices for connecting parts (as of a machine) especially : a coupling for pipes or pipes and fittings union 2 of 2adjective : of, relating to, dealing with, or constituting a union especially Union : of, relating to, or being the side favoring the Union in the American Civil War Union troops reunions nounas in meetings the act or an instance of bringing people together again They rented a tent for a huge family reunion at the park. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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