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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἕνω(σις) (hénō(sis)) + modern ending -ση (-si), the former a nominal formation from ενώνω (enóno, to unite). The modern sense of "association of companies or states" is a semantic loan from French union.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈe.no.si/
  • Hyphenation: έ‧νω‧ση

Noun

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ένωση (énosif (plural ενώσεις)

  1. uniting, joining, combining, connecting
  2. union, fusion, association
    Ευρωπαϊκή ΈνωσηEvropaïkí ÉnosiEuropean Union
  3. (chemistry) combination, compound
  4. sexual union

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ ένωση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language