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Etymology 1
From unionize, from union + -ize.
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Verb
unionized
- simple past and past participle of unionize
Adjective
unionized (comparative more unionized, superlative most unionized)
- (participial adjective, of workers, workforces, companies, or industries) Organized into a trades union or trades unions.
- 2002, Michael Gerber, Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody, page 25:
- Bumblemore was constantly calling the house elves in to fix this or that thing, but they were unionized and often on strike, so everybody had learned to accept unflushing toilets and small electrical fires […]
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Etymology 2
From un- + ionized, from ionize.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ŭn-īʹən-īzd, IPA(key): /ʌnˈaɪənaɪzd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
unionized (comparative more unionized, superlative most unionized)
- Alternative form of un-ionized.
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