reunion

noun

re·​union (ˌ)rē-ˈyün-yən 

1

: an act of reuniting : the state of being reunited

2

: a reuniting of persons after separation

Examples of reunion in a Sentence

an emotional reunion between mother and son

He dreamed of a reunion with his son.

Recent Examples on the Web

Hitting the road for a reunion tour amid the Hollywood strikes of 2023, with most original members on hand, The State’s story is most comprehensively told in Long Live the State, a documentary from filmmaker Matthew Perniciaro, which is coming off of its premiere at the Tribeca Festival. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 June 2025

No more looking back in anger for Noel and Liam Gallagher: the Oasis frontmen are kicking off a reunion tour starting this Friday. —Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 29 June 2025

Adding another layer of sentiment to the reunion, the woman who sold the bike back wrote Bold's mother a letter. —Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025

Alex Ross Perry’s chaotic dive into the indie band Pavement follows them on a 2022 reunion tour and traces their history alongside their late spike in popularity. —Matt Shaw, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing reunion

• class reunion
• family reunion
• high school reunion

Rhymes for reunion

• communion
• disunion
• nonunion
• antiunion
• union

Kids Definition

reunion

noun

re·​union (ˈ)rē-ˈyün-yən 

1

: the act of reuniting : the state of being reunited

2

: a reuniting of persons after separation

a class reunion

Geographical Definition

Réunion

geographical name

Ré·​union rē-ˈyü-nyən 

ˌrā-ᵫ-ˈnyōⁿ

island of the western Mascarene Islands in the western Indian Ocean; an overseas department of France; capital Saint-Denis area 970 square miles (2522 square kilometers), population 834,000