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union
noun(un-ion)
healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
Synonyms: conglutination,
union
adjective(un-ion)
being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
Synonyms: federal,
union
noun(un-ion)
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
Synonyms: conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union,
union
noun(un-ion)
a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
Synonyms: join, sum,
Examples:
Let C be the union of the sets A and B.
union
noun(un-ion)
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
Synonyms: brotherhood, labor union, trade union, trades union,
Examples:
You have to join the union in order to get a job.
union
noun(un-ion)
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
Synonyms: marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, wedlock,
Examples:
God bless this union.
union
noun(un-ion)
the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
Synonyms: north,
union
noun(un-ion)
the state of being joined or united or linked
Synonyms: unification,
Antonyms: separation,
Examples:
There is strength in union.
union
noun(un-ion)
the act of making or becoming a single unit
Synonyms: conjugation, jointure, unification, uniting,
Antonyms: disunion,
Examples:
The union of opposing factions.
union
noun(un-ion)
a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
union
noun(un-ion)
a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
union
adjective(un-ion)
of trade unions
Antonyms: nonunion,
Examples:
The union movement.
Union negotiations.
A union-shop clause in the contract.
union
noun(un-ion)
the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
Examples:
Lightning produced an unusual union of the metals.

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