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UNIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of making or becoming a single unit
Example:
he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays
Synonyms:
conjugation; jointure; unification; union; uniting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("unification" is a kind of...):
combination; combining; compounding (the act of combining things to form a new whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unification"):
coalescence; coalescency; coalition; concretion; conglutination (the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts)
reunification; reunion (the act of coming together again)
tribalisation; tribalization (the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis)
umbrella (having the function of uniting a group of similar things)
Derivation:
unify (become one)
unify (act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An occurrence that involves the production of a union
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("unification" is a kind of...):
union (the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts)
Derivation:
unify (join or combine)
unify (become one)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The state of being joined or united or linked
Example:
there is strength in union
Synonyms:
unification; union
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("unification" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unification"):
coalition; fusion (the state of being combined into one body)
connectedness; connection; link (the state of being connected)
colligation; conjugation; conjunction; junction (the state of being joined together)
association (the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination)
marriage (a close and intimate union)
syncretism (the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy))
