Can somebody tell me what the difference is between a family reunion and a family get-together? To me, a re-union is when you have a union...and it breaks apart over time (in accordance with the 2nd law of thermodynamics) and then someone instigates the "re-unification." Germany, for example. First it was a bunch of kingdoms, and then Kaiser Wilhelm unified them which led to the 3rd Reich. After the Allies defeated it we broke it into two Germanies until the world allowed them to re-unify. I wonder if that nitwit Hitler thought of the Third Reich as one big happy family?