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Etymology

From Old French union, from Late Latin unionem, from Latin ūnus (“‘one’”)

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular union

Plural unions

union (plural unions)

  1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.
  2. 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
  3. A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
  4. (set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
  5. The act or state of marriage.
  6. Sexual intercourse.
  7. (computing) A data structure that can store any of various items, but only one at a time.

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French

Etymology

From Late Latin unionem (nominative: unio).

Pronunciation

Noun

union f. (plural unions)

  1. an union

 

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