union
noun [S or U] (JOINING) /ˈjuː.ni.ən/Definition
B2 the act or the state of being joined together: Meanwhile the debate on European political and monetary union continues.formal She believes that the union (= marriage) of man and woman in holy matrimony is for ever.Connecting and combiningVariety and mixturesMixing and mixtures
(Definition of union noun (JOINING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abut verb
- adjoin verb
- aggregate verb
- allied adjective
- amalgamate verb
- assemblage noun
- compound verb (COMBINE)
- conjunction noun (COMBINATION)
- cor- prefix
- correspondence noun (MATCH)
- cross-Channel adjective
- desegregate verb
- dovetail verb
- eclectic adjective
- linkage noun
- lump sb/sth together phrasal verb
- marriage noun (COMBINATION)
- marry verb (COMBINE)
- merge verb
- mesh verb (JOIN)
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