luncheon
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈlʌnʧən/
- Formal
:
almuerzo
- Afterward, Roosevelt invited him to the White House for a luncheon, and the two became friends.
- attend the luncheon
- a luncheon speaker
- a luncheon session
If you can set up a little organic luncheon.
- If you can set up a little organic luncheon.
- Good afternoon and welcome to the annual Radcliffe Day Luncheon.
- I was going to say, younger kids won't know what luncheon vouchers were, but but they were a meal supplement.
- Get it to play on the X, The Tinks luncheon, the Latinx collection luncheon.
- They get happy about donut days at the school, you know, luncheon and whatever it is.
Examples
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I was asked to appear at a Business School luncheon or whatever to give a talk on how I am a better ally to women.
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In my case, I invited our District Director to attend the Saturday luncheon with me.
Academic text (2011) -
And now those folks that were at that luncheon are my good personal friends.
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I caught him just before he went in to luncheon at High Table.
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Look, you go to the luncheon, okay?
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You may serve me a light luncheon directly.
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Excuse me, Mr. president, but luncheon is served.
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I must change, of course, and we'll take luncheon here, if you like.
Fiction book (1993) -
The industry breakfast and luncheon program was started during his term as vice president.
Academic text (2001) -
Yesterday, Hoda and I went to a luncheon for a friend of mine.
Synonyms
Compounds
A ticket from an employer you can use to pay for a meal at a restaurant or cafe
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Luncheon comes from an old word meaning a small 'noon' meal or snack, and the shorter word lunch later came from luncheon, which is why both mean a meal in the middle of the day.