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union.

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjuː.njən//ˈjuː.ni.ən/
  1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.

    countable
  2. The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.

    uncountable
  3. Something united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.

    countable
  4. A trade union; a workers' union.

    countable
  5. An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.

    countable
  6. A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.

    countable
  7. The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.

    countable
  8. The act or state of marriage.

    countable
  9. Sexual intercourse.

    archaic · euphemistic · uncountable
  10. A data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a time.

    countable
  11. A large, high-quality pearl.

    archaic · countable
  12. An affiliation of several parishes for joint support and management of their poor; also the jointly-owned workhouse.

    countable · historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English unyoun, from Old French union, from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”). Doublet of unio.

verb/ˈjuː.njən//ˈjuː.ni.ən/
  1. To combine sets using the union operation.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English unyoun, from Old French union, from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”). Doublet of unio.

adj/ˈjuː.njən//ˈjuː.ni.ən/
  1. Belonging to, represented by, or otherwise pertaining to a labour union.

    Actors have to be union to get work here.
  2. federal.

    India
    The union government of India
Where this word comes from

From Middle English unyoun, from Old French union, from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”). Doublet of unio.

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