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union
What does union mean?
union (noun): an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use union in a sentence?
- You have to join the union in order to get a job. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce union?
/ˈjunjən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does union come from?
From Middle English unyoun, from Old French union, from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to union
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “union” mean?
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
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something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence
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someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
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a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
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