union
noun
- 1
The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- 2
The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
- 3
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.
- 4
A trade union; a workers' union.
- 5
An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.
- 6
A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
- 7
The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
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The act or state of marriage.
- 9
Sexual intercourse.
- 10
A data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a time.
- 11
A large, high-quality pearl.
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An affiliation of several parishes for joint support and management of their poor; also the jointly-owned workhouse.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To combine sets using the union operation.
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