union
Meaning
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- The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
- That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
- A trade union; a workers' union.
- An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.
- A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
- The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
- The act or state of marriage.
- Sexual intercourse.
- A data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a time.
- A large, high-quality pearl.
- An affiliation of several parishes for joint support and management of their poor; also the jointly-owned workhouse.
Synonyms
absorption
spousal relationship
correspondence
joint-making
set union
union swivel
combination linkage
logic sum
association of states alliance
army unit
coition
commonwealth
linking up
join together
meeting together
logical sum
joining together
adhering together
intimate union
being united
sexual activity
union catalog
transition joint
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈjuː.njən/
Etymology
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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