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unification

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
  • General-American: /ˌjunəfəˈkeɪʃən/
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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: Y UW2 N AH0 F AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of unifying.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unifying, union, uniting

Antonyms: deunification, dissolution, disunification, disuniting, dividing, division

2

noun

Meaning 2

The state of being unified.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: union

Antonyms: deunification, dissolution, disunification, disuniting, dividing, division

3

noun

Meaning 3

An algorithmic process of solving equations between symbolic expressions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, human-sciences, logic, mathematics, natural-sciences, philosophy, physical-sciences, science, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the act of making or becoming a single unit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the union of opposing factions
  • he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: union, uniting, conjugation, jointure

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: combination, combining, compounding

Narrower terms: coalescence, coalescency, coalition, concretion, conglutination, reunion, reunification, tribalization, tribalisation, umbrella

5

noun

Meaning 5

an occurrence that involves the production of a union

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fusion, merger

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: union

6

noun

Meaning 6

the state of being joined or united or linked

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • there is strength in union

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: union

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: state

Narrower terms: coalition, fusion, connection, link, connectedness, junction, conjunction, conjugation, colligation, association, marriage, syncretism

History

Etymology

Either: * from unify + -ification (suffix forming nouns denoting acts or processes whereby subjects become something else); or * borrowed from French unification; or * borrowed from Italian unificazione.

Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَوْحِيد (tawḥīd) — act or process of unifying
  • Armenian: միասնականացում (miasnakanacʻum) — act or process of unifying
  • Armenian: միացում (miacʻum) — act or process of unifying
  • Armenian: միավորում (miavorum) — act or process of unifying
  • Belarusian: аб'ядна́нне (abʺjadnánnje) — act or process of unifying
  • Bulgarian: обединяване (obedinjavane) — act or process of unifying
  • Catalan: unificació — act or process of unifying
  • Chinese Mandarin: 統一 /统一 (tǒngyī) — act or process of unifying
  • Czech: sjednocení — act or process of unifying
  • Dutch: eenwording — act or process of unifying
  • Dutch: vereniging — act or process of unifying
  • Esperanto: unuecigo — act or process of unifying
  • Esperanto: unuigo — act or process of unifying
  • Esperanto: unuiĝo — act or process of unifying
  • Finnish: yhdistäminen — act or process of unifying
  • Finnish: yhdistyminen — act or process of unifying
  • French: unification — act or process of unifying
  • Georgian: გაერთიანება (gaertianeba) — act or process of unifying
  • Georgian: უნიფიკაცია (unipiḳacia) — act or process of unifying
  • German: Vereinigung — act or process of unifying
  • Greek: ενοποίηση (enopoíisi) — act or process of unifying
  • Hindi: एकीकरण (ekīkraṇ) — act or process of unifying
  • Ido: unigado — act or process of unifying
  • Italian: unificazione — act or process of unifying
  • Japanese: 統一 (tōitsu) — act or process of unifying
  • Kazakh: біріздендіру (bırızdendıru) — act or process of unifying
  • Korean: 통일 (tong'il) — act or process of unifying
  • Central Kurdish: یەکگرتن (yekgirtin) — act or process of unifying
  • Malay: penyatuan — act or process of unifying
  • Malayalam: ഏകീകരണം (ēkīkaraṇaṁ) — act or process of unifying
  • Māori: whakakotahitanga — act or process of unifying
  • Polish: unifikacja — act or process of unifying
  • Portuguese: unificação — act or process of unifying
  • Romanian: unificare — act or process of unifying
  • Russian: объедине́ние (obʺjedinénije) — act or process of unifying
  • Scottish Gaelic: co-aonachadh — act or process of unifying
  • Slovak: zjednocovanie — act or process of unifying
  • Slovak: zjednotenie — act or process of unifying
  • Spanish: unificación — act or process of unifying
  • Turkish: birleşme — act or process of unifying
  • Ukrainian: об'є́днання (obʺjédnannja) — act or process of unifying
  • Vietnamese: thống nhất — act or process of unifying
  • Yiddish: פֿאַראייניקונג (fareynikung) — act or process of unifying
  • Bulgarian: обединение (obedinenie) — state of being unified
  • Czech: sjednocení — state of being unified
  • Finnish: yhtenäisyys — state of being unified
  • Georgian: გაერთიანებულობა (gaertianebuloba) — state of being unified
  • Greek: ένωση (énosi) — state of being unified
  • Hindi: एकीकृत (ekīkŕt) — state of being unified
  • Ido: unigo — state of being unified
  • Central Kurdish: یەکگرتو (yekgirtu) — state of being unified
  • Portuguese: união — state of being unified
  • Scottish Gaelic: co-aonachadh — state of being unified
  • Chinese Mandarin: 合一 (héyī) — algorithmic process of solving equations between symbolic expressions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 同一 (tóngyī) — algorithmic process of solving equations between symbolic expressions
  • Finnish: unifikaatio — algorithmic process of solving equations between symbolic expressions
  • Russian: унифика́ция (unifikácija) — algorithmic process of solving equations between symbolic expressions
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