reune

English

Etymology

Back-formation from reunion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈjuːn/
• Rhymes: -uːn

Verb

reune (third-person singular simple present reunes, present participle reuning, simple past and past participle reuned)

1. (proscribed) To reunite.
   • 1915, The Alumni Quarterly and Fortnightly Notes of the University of Illinois:

     […] we begin to realize what it means to have a REAL LIVE CLASS get together and decide to reune.

   • 1941, University of Michigan Official Publication, UM Libraries, page 89:

     This is the last time we can reune as a group, as on Saturday, June 21, we will be inducted into the Emeritus Club at the Alumni luncheon by Dr. Alexander G. Ruthven, President of the University of Michigan. From then on, we reune with the Emeritus Club every year.

   • 1959, John Stanley Penn, The Origin and Development of Radio Broadcasting at the University of Wisconsin to 1940:

     Heartened by this widespread response, a series of special broadcasts were planned for Commencement week. The Alumni Association sent notices to all alumni throughout the country: "Reune by radio if you can't reune in person," was the message.

Anagrams

• enure

Spanish

Verb

reune

1. Obsolete spelling of reúne.