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| un·ion [ ynyən ] (plural un·ions) |
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1. act of joining together: the act of joining together people or things to form a whole
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2. result of joining together: a result of joining together people or things
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3. agreement: agreement or unity of interests or opinions
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4. education
Same as student union
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5. marriage: the state of being married
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6. sex: sexual intercourse
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7. political alliance: an alliance formed by the joining of people or organizations for a common political purpose
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8. construction coupling: a coupling for parts such as pipes and pipe fittings
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9. mathematics set of mathematical elements: the smallest set that consists of all the elements of any or all of two or more given sets and no other elements. An element is counted only once even if it occurs in more than one of the given sets.
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10. textiles fabric of different yarns: a fabric made of two or more different yarns, e.g. cotton and linen
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11. commerce
Same as labor union
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< Latin union- "oneness" < unus "one"] |
