reunion
noun/ˌriːˈjuːniən/
/ˌriːˈjuːniən/
- [countable] a social occasion or party attended by a group of people who have not seen each other for a long time
- a family reunion
- the school’s annual reunion
- a reunion of the class of ’85
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc1- I think it's time to arrange a little reunion.
- The reunion is held every two years.
- We organized a reunion for former company employees.
- The seventh annual reunion will take place in March.
- a school reunion
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- emotional
- tearful
- touching
- …
- have
- hold
- plan
- …
- take place
- dinner
- event
- lunch
- …
- at a/the reunion
- reunion between
- reunion for
- …
- [countable, uncountable] reunion (with somebody) | reunion (between A and B) the act of people coming together after they have been apart for some time
- an emotional reunion between mother and son
- Christmas is a time of reunion.
Extra Examples- the reunion of two old friends
- a tearful reunion with his family
- Let's have a party to celebrate our reunion.
- It was an emotional reunion after 25 years apart.
- He left the group during the 1997 reunion tour.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- emotional
- tearful
- touching
- …
- have
- hold
- plan
- …
- take place
- dinner
- event
- lunch
- …
- at a/the reunion
- reunion between
- reunion for
- …
- [uncountable] the action of becoming a single group or organization again
- the reunion of the Church of England with the Church of Rome
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French réunion or Anglo-Latin reunio(n-), from Latin reunire ‘unite’.
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