reunion

/riˈjunjən/

/rɪˈjunjən/

Other forms: reunions

A reunion usually refers to a gathering of folks who haven't seen each other for a long time. High school reunions are notorious for reuniting middle aged people who are anxious to relive their high school years.

Since a union is a state of togetherness — like a marriage — a reunion is when people get back together after some sort of separation. This could refer to a political reunification — like the reunion of East and West Germany as one nation — but it's usually smaller in scale. At high school and college reunions, people see friends they haven’t seen for years. A reunion doesn't have to be so official. Seeing any friend after an absence is a reunion.

Definitions of reunion

1. noun

   the act of coming together again
   synonyms: reunification

   types:

   homecoming

   an annual school or university reunion for graduates

   type of:

   conjugation, jointure, unification, union, uniting

   the act of making or becoming a single unit
2. noun

   a party of former associates who have come together again
   type of:

   party

   a group of people gathered together for pleasure