family reunion

[ fam-uh-lee ree-yoon-yuhn, fam-lee ]

noun

1. a gathering of relatives, especially after an interval of separation:

   We're all headed to Wisconsin this summer for a family reunion of the Taylor cousins.

2. family reunification ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of family reunion¹

First recorded in 1760–70 family reunion fordef 1, 1950–55 family reunion fordef 2

Example Sentences

Whenever I host a dinner party, my go-to playlist is all lowrider oldies, specifically “Family Reunion” by the O’Jays.

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The army veteran was about two hours into a 12-hour drive from his Rio Rancho, N.M., home to his cousin’s house in El Monte for a long-planned family reunion — a family of baseball fans.

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Colorado Springs is only 18% Latino, so the Concilio mixer felt like a family reunion, in spite of the location.

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“I mean, Anjelica Houston. Amazing actor. Doesn’t normally do cons — but when we had Christopher Lloyd and we were talking to Christina Ricci, we thought, ‘Hey, “Addams Family” reunion!’

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“It was like a homecoming, like a family reunion when we got back together. It was very easy,” Ashton told HeyUGuys during the film’s premiere.

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