Reunion
[riː'juːnjən;-ɪən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of coming together again; 'monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990'.
(noun.) a party of former associates who have come together again.
Edited by Brent--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A second union; union formed anew after separation, secession, or discord; as, a reunion of parts or particles of matter; a reunion of parties or sects.
(n.) An assembling of persons who have been separated, as of a family, or the members of a disbanded regiment; an assembly so composed.
Typist: Sonia
Definition
n. a union after separation: an assembly or social gathering.
Edited by Arnold
Examples
- So long, so totally separated from him, merely to see his home, to enter the room where he had that morning sat, felt like a reunion. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- But the methods by which it sought this reunion jar with our modern consciences. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- James set himself to force his country into a religious reunion with Rome. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was a rather stiff, sad meeting, more like a verification of separateness than a reunion. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Brass plates have penetrated into the square--Doctors, the Diddlesex Bank Western Branch--the English and European Reunion, &c. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But I think from this day I am about to enter a better frame of mind, to prepare myself for reunion with Frank. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- At Crawley's charming little reunions of an evening this fatal amusement commonly was practised--much to good-natured little Mrs. Crawley's annoyance. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Inputed by Kurt