Family Reunion - Definition and Examples

Meaning 1：family reunion (Family reunion)

Family reunion 🔊

/ˈfæməli riˈjuːnjən/

A special time when all family members get together, especially when relatives who don't often meet are there.

family reunion 🔊

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/ˈfæməli riˈjuːnjən/

A special event where family members, especially those living far apart, gather together.

📁 Category：Culture & History 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Family: Latin 'familia' (household); reunion: 're-' (again) + 'unio' (join).

💡 Mnemonic

Visualize your whole family around a big table for a reunion dinner.

📖 Example

The Spring Festival is our biggest family reunion of the year, with grandparents giving red envelopes to every child. 🔊 The Spring Festival is our biggest family reunion of the year, with grandparents giving red envelopes to every child.

🔗 Collocations

hold a family reunion – organize a gathering of family members

annual family reunion – a yearly event for family to meet

family reunion dinner – a meal shared during a family gathering

🔄 Synonyms

family gathering (n.) – An informal meeting of family members

get-together (n.) – A casual social gathering, often with family or friends

reunion (n.) – An instance of two or more people coming together again after a period of separation

🚫 Antonyms

separation (n.) – The state of being apart from family members

estrangement (n.) – The state of being alienated or no longer close to family

🌱 Derivatives

reunite (v.) – To come together again after a separation

reunification (n.) – The process of bringing people or groups together again

📖 Cultural Story

Family reunion tradition grew in the 19th century US with railways. Now a global custom.