UNION
What does "UNION" mean?
The act of joining two or more things into one, or the whole so formed.
Meanings
- The state of being united, or the act of joining together. Their union as a band lasted only two albums.
- An organized association of workers formed to protect their rights and interests. The union negotiated shorter shifts and higher pay.
- A political grouping of states or nations under one government. The thirteen colonies argued for years over the shape of their union.
- In mathematics, the set of all elements belonging to either of two sets. The union of {1,2} and {2,3} is {1,2,3}. technical
Did you know?
- The Latin word behind 'union', 'unio', also meant a single large pearl - prized precisely because, unlike most pearls, it grew alone instead of among others.
Word origin
From Latin 'unio' (oneness, a single pearl), built on 'unus' (one); it reached English through Old French 'union' in the late Middle Ages.
Remember it
UNION begins with UNI- (one): every sense - of states, workers, or sets - is just separate things insisting on being counted as one.
A little poem
Two rings, one circle made of gold,
two sets that overlap and spill-
the seam, once joined, is hard to fold.
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What it teaches
Union is easy to declare and hard to keep; the join is always the part under the most strain.
Quick facts
What does UNION mean?
The act of joining two or more things into one, or the whole so formed.
Is UNION a valid word?
Yes — UNION is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is UNION?
UNION has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does UNION come from?
From Latin 'unio' (oneness, a single pearl), built on 'unus' (one); it reached English through Old French 'union' in the late Middle Ages.
What can UNION teach us?
Union is easy to declare and hard to keep; the join is always the part under the most strain.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.