la
feminine
/ʁeynjɔ̃/
#823 of 5,000 Core 1000
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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