union
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French union, from Late Latin unionem, from Latin ūnus (“‘one’”)
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- IPA: /ˈjuːnjən/
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[edit] Noun
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union (plural unions)
- The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.
- That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
- A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
- (set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
- The act or state of marriage.
- Sexual intercourse.
- (computing) A data structure that can store any of various items, but only one at a time.
[edit] Derived terms
- banjo union
- enterprise union
- trades union, trade union
- union card
- unionised, unionized
- European Union
- Soviet Union
[edit] Translations
the act of uniting or the state of being united
that which is united; something formed by a combination of parts or members
joint
in set theory
marriage
sexual intercourse
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computing: certain data structure
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[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin unionem (nominative: unio).
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[edit] Noun
union f. (plural unions)
- an union
