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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | © The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

union act or fact of uniting or being united XV; body of units joined together XVII; textile fabric composed of two or more materials XIX. — (O)F. union or ecclL. ūniō, -ōn- the number one, unity, f. ūnus ONE; see -ION. U. flag, national flag introduced to symbolize the union of the crowns of England and Scotland XVII; u. jack, orig. small union flag flown as a jack (see JACK3) XVII.

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