c. 1600, "act or fact of coming together again," from re- "back, again" + union; or from French réunion (1540s). Meaning "meeting of persons of previous connection" is from 1820.
The island of Reunion, formerly known as Bourbon, was renamed during the French Revolution (1793) in commemoration of the 1792 union of revolutionaries from Marseille with the National Guard in Paris, renamed back to Bourbon after 1815, then back to the Revolutionary name after 1848.
双语例句
1. I asked McKeown if the reunion was meant to achieve closure.
我问麦基翁重聚是不是为了寻求解脱。
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2. The whole family was there for this big family reunion.
全家人都来参加了这次盛大的家庭聚会。
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3. These two members of Yale's Class of '57 never miss a reunion.
