family reunion
Americannoun
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family reunions
plural
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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.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of family reunion
First recorded in 1760–70 family reunion for def. 1, 1950–55 family reunion for def. 2
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Spivey last saw her daughter alive on 26 July, when Fortune had travelled from Mississippi, where she had lived for roughly the last decade, to Kentucky, where Spivey lives, for a family reunion.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The brothers were all smiles as they attended the family reunion on Tuesday night, but Casey also revealed they had lost both their parents this year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Could the series tee up a full Maximoff family reunion?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
For younger family members growing up far away, a family reunion or seeing a Lodge pan at a restaurant might be the first time they feel connected to the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Of course there was the one time, not at school, at a family reunion, back when Frank and Byrd and Axel were one big happy.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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