Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ʁeynjɔ̃/

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Translation

meeting

Word origin

From re- ('again') and union, from Late Latin unio ('oneness, a uniting'), from unus ('one'). English reunion and union come from the same root.

Origin
Latin
Root
unio
English cognates
reunion, union

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralréunions

Examples

pile.

The meeting starts at two o'clock sharp.

matinée.

I'm in meetings all morning.

-vingts .

They organised a family reunion for his eightieth birthday.

.

This morning's meeting went on for far too long.

.

A small family gathering will take place on Sunday.

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This word is part of lesson 17.