reunion
UK[ˌriːˈjuːniən]US[ˌriːˈjuːnjən]
n
A social gathering of people who have not seen each other for a long time.
n
The action or an instance of two or more people coming together again after a period of separation.
Morpheme Breakdown
re
union
re
again
union
the state of being joined
Etymology
The word "reunion" is a modern English formation, directly assembled from two Latin-derived elements. The prefix "re-," meaning "again," is combined with the noun "union," which stems from the Latin unus meaning "one." The core concept of "union" evolved from the literal sense of making separate entities into one, to more abstract states of harmony or association. Therefore, "reunion" logically describes the act of coming together into a single group or state once more, after having been separated. Its modern usage primarily focuses on the social event facilitating this renewed togetherness.
Analysis
Structure: re (again) + union (the state of being joined)
- re: A prefix of Latin origin, meaning "again" or "back."
- union: A noun of Latin origin (from unio), meaning "the act of uniting" or "the state of being joined as one."
Examples
The school organizes an annual reunion for all its former students.
Their emotional reunion at the airport was captured on camera.
The merger led to a reunion of the two companies that had split a decade earlier.