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| union [ ynyən ] (plural unions) |
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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. marriage: the state of being married
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5. sex: sexual intercourse
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6. political alliance: an alliance formed by the joining of people or organizations for a common political purpose
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7. commerce
Same as trade union
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8. parishes united to aid poor: in 19th-century Great Britain, a number of parishes that worked together to administer relief to the poor
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9. workhouse: in 19th-century Great Britain, a workhouse supported by parishes working together to aid the poor
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10. 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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11. education
Same as students' union
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12. construction coupling: a coupling for parts such as pipes and pipe fittings
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13. textiles fabric of different yarns: a fabric made of two or more different yarns, e.g. cotton and linen
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14. Australia rugby
(
informal
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Same as rugby union
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< Latin union- 'oneness' < unus 'one'] |
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