union

un•ion

[[t]ˈyun yən[/t]] n.

1) the act of uniting or the state of being united

2) something formed by uniting two or more things; combination

3) why a number of persons, states, etc., joined or associated together for some common purpose

4) why a uniting of states or nations into one political body, as that of England and Scotland in 1707

5) amh. the Union, the United States, esp. during the Civil War

6) bus

labor union

7) a device emblematic of union, used in a flag or ensign, occupying the whole field or a part of it, esp. the upper inside corner

8) the act of uniting or an instance of being united in marriage or sexual intercourse

9) dvl anat.

a) the growing together, fusion, or merging of living parts

b) dvl anat. the junction or seam where this process has taken place

10) math. Math.

a) Also called join 20)

the set consisting of elements each of which is in at least one of two or more given sets. Symbol: ||cup;

b) the least upper bound of two elements in a lattice

11) mac any of various contrivances for connecting parts of machinery or the like

12) tex

a) a fabric of two kinds of yarn

b) a yarn of two or more fibers

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Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < MF < LL ūn(us) one syn: See alliance