reunion

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/ɹiːˈjuːnjən//ɹɪˈjuːnjən/

noun

The process or act of reuniting.

“The reunion took forever, but it was worth it.”

CommonScrabble 7

Meanings

reunion1

nounreunion (countable and uncountable, plural reunions)

plural reunions · alternative re-union · alternative reünion

  1. countableuncountableThe process or act of reuniting.

    The reunion took forever, but it was worth it.

    1 more example

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

    Synonyms: reunition

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

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

verbreunion (third-person singular simple present reunions, present participle reunioning, simple past and past participle reunioned)

present singular third person reunions · participle present reunioning · participle past reunioned · past reunioned · alternative re-union · alternative reünion

  1. nonstandardtransitiveuncommonTo form a reunion or an act of reuniting.

Reunion2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Réunion.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe process or act of reuniting.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe act of coming together again

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchreunion
  2. Englishreunion

From Middle French reunion (modern French réunion). By surface analysis, re- + union. Doublet of Réunion.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic لَم شَمْل, لَم شَمْل
  • لَم شَمْل (lam šaml)the process or act
  • لَم شَمْل (lam šaml)planned event
Bulgarian среща, събиране
  • среща (srešta)the process or act
  • събиране (săbirane)the process or act
Chinese Mandarin 再次會面 /再次会面, 再次見面 /再次见面
  • 再次會面 /再次会面 (zàicì huìmiàn)the process or act
  • 再次見面 /再次见面 (zàicì jiànmiàn)the process or act
  • 團圓 /团圆 (tuányuán)the process or act
  • 重新統一 /重新统一 (chóngxīn tǒngyī)the process or act
  • 團聚 /团聚 (tuánjù)the process or act
  • 一個有計劃的會面 /一个有计划的会面 (yīgè yǒu jìhuà de huìmiàn)planned event
  • 大會 /大会 (dàhuì)planned event
  • 年夜饭 (niányèfàn)planned event
Czech sraz, slezina
  • srazplanned event
  • slezinaplanned event
Danish genforening, genforening
  • genforeningthe process or act
  • genforeningplanned event
Dutch reünie
  • reüniethe process or act
Finnish uudelleen yhdistyminen, jälleennäkeminen
  • uudelleen yhdistyminenthe process or act
  • jälleennäkeminenthe process or act
  • jälleennäkeminenplanned event
French réunion, réunification
  • réunionthe process or act
  • réunificationthe process or act
  • rassemblementthe process or act
  • réunionplanned event
  • rassemblementplanned event
German Wiedervereinigung, Treffen
  • Wiedervereinigungthe process or act
  • Treffenthe process or act
  • Zusammenkunftthe process or act
  • Treffenplanned event
Japanese 再会, 再結成
  • 再会 (saikai)the process or act
  • 再結成 (sai-kessei)the process or act
  • 再結集 (sai-kesshū)the process or act
  • 大会 (taikai)planned event
Māori hui whakahono, hui whakawhanaunga
  • hui whakahonoplanned event
  • hui whakawhanaungaplanned event
Polish zjazd, zlot
  • zjazdplanned event
  • zlotplanned event
Portuguese reunificação, reunião
  • reunificaçãothe process or act
  • reuniãoplanned event
Russian воссоедине́ние, встре́ча
  • воссоедине́ние (vossojedinénije)the process or act
  • встре́ча (vstréča)the process or act
  • съезд (sʺjezd)planned event
  • слёт (sljot)planned event
  • встре́ча (vstréča)planned event
Spanish reunión, reunión
  • reuniónthe process or act
  • reuniónplanned event
Swedish återförening, återförening
  • återföreningthe process or act
  • återföreningplanned event
Cite this entry
APA

reunion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reunion

MLA

“reunion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reunion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reunion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reunion.

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