different between reunion vs preunion

English

Alternative forms

• re-union
• reünion

Etymology

From Middle French réunion; re- +? union.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i??ju?nj?n/, /???ju?nj?n/

Noun

reunion (countable and uncountable, plural reunions)

1. The process or act of reuniting.

   The reunion took forever, but it was worth it.

   It was a tearful and heartfelt reunion as the trapped miners finally saw their dear loved ones again.

2. A planned event at which members of a dispersed group meet together.

   Are you going to the reunion this year?

Synonyms

• reunition
• reunite

Derived terms

• class reunion
• family reunion

Related terms

• reunite
• union

Translations

See also

• homecoming

Anagrams

• nounier

Ladin

Noun

reunion f (plural reunions)

1. meeting, assembly, conference
2. reunion, gathering, get-together

English

Etymology

pre- +? union

Adjective

preunion (not comparable)

1. Prior to the existence of a union.
   • 1999, Steven Heydemann, Authoritarianism in Syria (page 139)

     In contrast to the political dynamics of the preunion period, these struggles were heavily influenced by the new prominence of Syrian capitalists […]

Anagrams

• neuropin