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noun
The act of forming a trade union.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: labour
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: deunionization, disunification, disuniting
noun
Synonym of deionization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, rare, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: deionization
Antonyms: none provided
noun
act of forming labor unions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: unionisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation
History
Etymology tree English union Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English unionization From union + -ization.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h1ey- Proto-Indo-European *h1éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English ionize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English ionization English unionization From un- + ionization.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
