REUNION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of coming together again

Example:

monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990

Synonyms:

reunification; reunion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("reunion" is a kind of...):

conjugation; jointure; unification; union; uniting (the act of making or becoming a single unit)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reunion"):

homecoming (an annual school or university reunion for graduates)

Derivation:

reunify (unify again, as of a country)

reunite (have a reunion; unite again)

Meaning:

A party of former associates who have come together again

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("reunion" is a kind of...):

party (a group of people gathered together for pleasure)